[ih] gateway vs. router

[John Levine]

It appears that Dave Crocker via Internet-history <dcrocker at bbiw.net> said:
>> Because, in the 1980s, we were still in a multi-protocol world, people
>> were building "gateways" of the second variety.  And they were
>> distinct from "ships-in-the-night" routers (which were multiprotocol
>> but didn't do conversion).
>
>Gateways was also an unsatisfying choice because it did not afford this 
>international community an opportunity to debate pronunciation.

Good point.  After all, how would you pronounce it other than GATT-WIZE?

Helpfully,
John