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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
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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