Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rutgers!cs.utexas.edu!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!snorkelwacker!apple!mackenzi
From: mackenzi@Apple.COM (Steven MacKenzie)
Newsgroups: sci.electronics
Subject: Re: Fiber Optic Sound Cables ...
Keywords: NeXT, CD (music) Player.
Message-ID: <10596@goofy.Apple.COM>
Date: 5 Oct 90 23:50:33 GMT
References: <2553@lectroid.sw.stratus.com>
Organization: Apple Computer Inc., Cupertino, CA
Lines: 8


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.

Steve MacKenzie, mackenzi@apple.com
#include disclaimer.std