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Fiber Optic Networks
Name: Steve Date: March 15, 2002 at 09:40:02 Pacific
Comment:
Hi! I was parusing eBay this morning and I got the sudden urge to create a fiber optic network in my house when I get back from school. I was wondering if anyone could point me in the direction of some good information on what the standards are for fiber. I am not sure what the standards are but I'm sure that there ar a bunch. Basicly, this is an experiment on my part and am only intrested in doing this on the "cheap". So, if anyone has any information I could use, or could point me in the right direction as far as what I would need and what would need to be done, I would be most appreciative.
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