Re: TX and RX

From: Johan Lindquist (spam_at_smilfinken.net)
Date: 02/06/04 

Date: Fri, 6 Feb 2004 13:16:17 +0100

So anyway, it was like, 12:58 CET Feb 06 2004, you know? Oh, and, yeah,
James Knott was all like, "Dude,
> M2@M wrote:

>> Indeed. I believe the X in TX is used to represent communication,
>> though I'm not totally sure. Anyway, the terms were first used in
>> radio, probably more as an abbreviation that anything else.
>
> Actually, they were also used in land line communications systems
> for years as well, so it's hard to say where first used.

I've seen "xmit" being used as a short for (obviously) "transmit", and
I've had this idea since then that someone once thought "hmm, trans..
cross.. X!". :)

Going from this to "TX" and "RX" may be abit of a stretch tho.. 

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