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From: macklin@garnet.berkeley.edu (Macklin Burnham)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.lans
Subject: IR ethernets
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Date: 27 Mar 89 19:02:40 GMT
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Keywords:infrared,laser,safety

is considered a class IIIb device. What measures are necessary to keep
someone from looking into the transmitter long enough to sustain retinal
damage? Since our potential applications for this technology would involve
unattended operation on rooftops, I'm looking for reassurance that the
infrared beam is not powerful enough or focused enough to be a hazard.