[AMPS] Bandwidth

[Phil T. (VE3OZZ)]

Bill Gates started using the 'bandwidth' term back in the 70's to describe
the breadth of a person's intelligence.  He tended to be critical of
employees or associates that couldn't understand and grasp things as
quickly as he could (ie."' that guy's bandwidth is limited ").  Of course
Bill knows exactly what bandwidth is.  But his worshipers mimicked him and
now the term is used all over - quite likely by people that haven't a clue
what it really means.  Bill also used the term "cool" alot as an expression
of approval or exclamation or whatever.  Now everyone uses "cool" 

Phil T

At 01:51 PM 1/26/99 -0000, you wrote:
>
>What's this 'bandwidth' term all the computer freaks keep using?
>Bandwidth is the frequency band between the 3dB points of a tuned circuit,
>or between the passband edge attenuations of a filter, or the 'Occupied' or
>'Necessary' bandwidths of a transmission, as per ITU. But a reflector?
>
>This is an RF reflector; mayhap I'm picky about technical terms, but I hate
>to see them totally misused. Especially here, where bandwidth has specific
>meanings when applied to amplifiers - the raison d'etre of this reflector.
>
>73
>
>Peter G3RZP
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