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How can you be 30 years in the industry and not know what firmware is?
You can know the name of a thing without realizing where the name comes from.
Yes my bad, misunderstood this as "I don't know what firmware is"
I think he does know what a firmware. Just didnt't realize the origin of the term.
A firmware is neither soft nor hard... it's firm.
(Or maybe I completely misunderstood the tweet 🙄
Oh the name, completely misunderstood this as "I don't know what firmware is".
I know, right? That's why I never call tech support. Nowadays I'm practically computer illiterate, but I still know how to find answers without hearing: "Hello It, have you tried turning it off and on again?".