Re: sysadmin qualifications (Re: apt-get vs. aptitude)

[Rhiamom <rhiamom@gmail.com>]

On Oct 12, 2013, at 10:15 AM, John Hasler <jhasler@newsguy.com> wrote:
> 
> Joe writes:
>> I think the vast majority of computers are used with an Internet
>> connection, which these days means a router rather than a modem.
> 
> 1) A dialup connection to the Internet is still an Internet connection.
> 2) A DSL or cable modem is still a modem (MOdulator/DEModulator), though
> most include routers and other useless stuff.

I thought that cablemodems were technically bridges, not modems at all, with or without the router capability most now have. But then, I remember when VGA meant varied graphics array, not video graphics adapter, and I prefer to think it still does.