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Article #7643Re: Fiber Optic Sound Cables ...
From: Brian Kantor
Date: Mon, 08 Oct 1990 15:31
Date: Mon, 08 Oct 1990 15:31
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mackenzi@Apple.COM (Steven MacKenzie) writes: >>My question is ... why would any one want to use fiber optic to transmit >>digital data 6 feet or so? The difference in error rate of fiber vs. wire >>for such a small distance must be negligible. Sounds like a very expensive >>solution for a non-problem. It's a nifty way to keep RF in or out of the box. Tempest-style vaults use fiber to get the telephones past the shielding. - Brian
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!attcan!uunet!samsung!sdd.hp.com!ucsd!brian From: brian@ucsd.Edu (Brian Kantor) Newsgroups: sci.electronics Subject: Re: Fiber Optic Sound Cables ... Keywords: NeXT, CD (music) Player. Message-ID: <20293@ucsd.Edu> Date: 8 Oct 90 15:31:39 GMT References: <2553@lectroid.sw.stratus.com> <10596@goofy.Apple.COM> <4218@rsiatl.UUCP> Organization: The Avant-Garde of the Now, Ltd. Lines: 9