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To: YORE who wrote (994)11/26/1997 2:56:00 PM
From: David K.  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 1147
 
So to clarify your previous point of view: You are saying that fiberoptic speed is the time it takes to manufacture the fiberoptic product. Sptr is , then, a less efficient producer in regard to the time it takes to manufacture the product ( putting it at a disadvantage in relation to its competitors) Also, you state that the distance that light has to travel before it can be amplified is greater in sptr's cable than in other brands. This fact, then, makes sptr products less competitive. Is this what you are saying???

Questions: Is the time it takes to manufacture the cable that significant in relation to profits? How important is the amplification distance to the cable users and will this cause sptr to loose a substantial amount of sales?

In conclusion. Why not state one's point of view clearly, precisely, unemotionally (comprehensible to all literate English-speaking adults) so that we can discuss the facts rationally and intelligently . This might enable all of us to improve our investment gains.



To: YORE who wrote (994)12/2/1997 5:32:00 PM
From: HB  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 1147
 
Sort of off topic, but YORE, light does not travel
at the same speed in all media.
The well known "speed of light" is the speed in a vacuum.
Also, I doubt the propagation of waves down an optical fiber occurs
at the speed of light in the medium of which the fiber is made;
speed should depend on the nature of the mode which is propagating,
which involves waves bouncing and rebouncing off the walls of the
fiber.

Cheers,

Howard