I saw a TV demo once where computer programs were sent over the TV
airways. They were a small box of static on the lower left of the
screen. If you had a receiver, Your computer could watch the box and a
program would be downloaded to it. Perhaps a two way system could be shown
and viewed through a normal view port?
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Sent: Tuesday, November 04, 2003 12:42
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Subject: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Alternative to
Through-Hull Ports for Electrical Connections
Someone in a thread a while back was pondering alternatives to actual
hull perforations for transmitting electrical data (e.g., inductive).
I've been pondering it and a possibility occurred to me ... what about an
optical coupling? I envision a small acrylic viewport with optical
transceivers on each side. Might have to make myself a prototype.
What form(s) would our theoretical signals be? Digital or analog?
How many simultaneous paths/channels would be needed and which ones could
share? Thoughts?
Shawn
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Hold Infinity in the palm of your hand
And
Eternity in an hour."
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