Subj : Re: Fiber Optic Update To : Barry Martin From : Nancy Backus Date : Fri Jul 31 2020 17:23:30 -=> Quoting Barry Martin to Nancy Backus on 09-Jul-2020 08:41 <=- NB>>> Well, that clears things up nicely... ;) BM>> Yup! I know I don't know at that much about fiber optic but the BM>> generalities still apply. Which is kind of funny as that's close to BM>> the way the second tech described things as we were chatting about my BM>> old tube-type oscilloscope, the serial port data switch he took a BM>> picture of for the joke about why the customer only had 1 Kbps service, BM>> etc. NB>> Some things are valid across platforms, technologies and all... ;) BM> Yup! Like with the 'low light coming in' comment of the first BM> technician. Change that to just "too low/insufficient": doesn't BM> matter if pulsing light, a digital signal, an analog one, it isn't BM> enough and the receiving end doesn't have enough to work with. Yup. BM>> Yesterday did an update to an older machine -- is a Frontend in the BM>> Living Room and that computer is pretty much used for only MythTV, BM>> so watching recorded programmes vs. 'computer work'. The download of BM>> the rather huge update didn't take long but the installation portion BM>> did (because it is an old/slow computer). NB>> Yup, the upgrade of the delivery system doesn't change the rest NB>> of it, after all... ;) BM> But why nooooooot?! Reality. NB>> ... Hold a true friend with both your hands. - Nigerian proverb BM> OK, so the Nigerians aren't always just trying to scam money! Not all of them, anyway... :) ttyl neb .... What makes cheese so confidential we actually need cheese shredders? --- EzyBlueWave V3.00 01FB001F * Origin: Tiny's BBS - http://www.tinysbbs.com (454:1/452) .