@Felthry@awoo.space Even though I have never actually used a toslink connection I still kind of want it to hang around for just that reason.
@LilFluff agreed. it's not anything special for its capabilities, but it's kind of a symbol of an era where manufacturers were trying to stick every fancy new idea into their technologies.
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@Felthry@awoo.space And it was the one common consumer optical connection. Even for things like high speed computer networking optical isn't all that common (suddenly remembering home remodeling show from the 90s where they ran a few strands of fiber optic cable around to all four walls of a home office for future proofing)
@LilFluff not that it's a good optical standard. It uses LEDs instead of laser diodes, which limits the speed immensely--cat5e beats it in bandwidth, i believe--and it's made of thick plastic, which, while it does make it more flexible than most optical fiber cable, also limits its maximum length quite severely.
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