Wi-Fi is one of the great backward compatibility success stories - The Verge

Here’s why the Wi-Fi specification has kept up a tradition to support connections between devices, no matter which version of the standard they use, for its entire existence.Heres why your Nintendo Wii still connects to your router. Heres why your Nintendo Wii still connects to your router. My home network is a small miracle of backward compatibility, slinging data acr…