ATM (was Re: too many routes)

Ken Hays hays at scri.fsu.edu
Mon Sep 15 13:08:25 UTC 1997


SWAGs from another corner embedded below. 

"Susan R. Harris" wrote on 15-Sep-97 at 08:46:24 -0400, in part: 
>> Photons propagate at 0.65c in fibre - the exact speed does vary
>> depending on whether its single or multimode fibre.  
>
>Hi Geoff - not to reveal my ignorance or anything, but ... is that 65
>degrees celcius? 

No, it is not on the thermometer. It is the speed of light. 
As in E=mc**2.

>
>> The equivalent EMR propagation speed in coppr is 0.75c
>
>What is EMR?
>

Electro Magnetic Radiation. 

Later, Ken



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