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From: richh@pnet02.cts.com (Rich Herzog)
Newsgroups: comp.graphics
Subject: Re: fiber optics
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Date: 14 Feb 88 03:00:11 GMT
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Yes -- the technology exists to transmit RKB at your rates your
required distance.  There's a place in Massachusetts that specializes
in 3270 multiplexors and link extenders, and their video grew from
that.  I once evaluated this technique for a former customer, and
we transmitted 1280 x 1024 x 256 over about a mile in test.  No
problem.  I believe they also had enough bandwidth to piggyback
2 channels of 19,2 kbps serial digital, for mice & digitizers, etc.
The name escapes me -- something like Abel (?).  (My references
are at another site...)

But the upshot is yes, fiber is the hot setup for this application
and it has been shipping for at least 18 months.

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