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Who remembers Intel Light Peak from 2009? They switched from silicon photonics to copper and it became Thunderbolt in 2011. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thunde
by fanf2 6y ago
Who remembers Intel Light Peak from 2009? They switched from silicon photonics to copper and it became Thunderbolt in 2011. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thunderbolt_(interface)#Introduction https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thunderbolt_(interface)#Introd...
- m463 6y agoI think displayport does optical right now. all the dp 8k cables are fiber.
- dogma1138 6y agoThere are some active cables for DisplayPort that are optical the port itself is still electrical it’s basically like a fiber SPF module. The benefit is that you get a long, thin and flexible cable, the downside is that these cost and arm and a leg (£400 in the UK for 15m cables).