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    Good morning Guys and Ladies,    It's always nice to get on these forums as there are so many ways this  "sim" world can be improved upon.

     As a  "caveman" and being able to cut through the "mud" and see a "better way" as many of you do ,  - - -  I'm somewhat surprised that  "Microsoft" or an enterprising person or small group of persons hasn't started up a company to take care of some of these problems.

      An example is :     A "SCANNER" that would get rid of ALL the wires from the  PC  case/monitor/keyboard/mouse/ joystick/ speakers/ lights /etc, etc ,etc  .

     The only thing that would hold me or someone else back would be the money and/or the patend pend info /  resorces.

     Just thought I'd drop one of my thoughts on you  "guys".

     caveman

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     Hey Congo,      Always nice to know You and others are watching  my post.      I hope your day went well for you.

     I don't even know how to put a picture or  a drawing on this screen.     However - - -   very basic - - - sorta like a lazer beam for power  "and"  the type infrared system used for security of a room.    No need to even sit at a desk and be able to have all the controls in your hand.       I'm sure there are many details that would take months to work out  - - -  BUT - - -   who would have thought of the many impossible things we have today  not that many years ago  ???    

     Fiber optics could also be used inside the PC in place of cables/wires printed circuit boards , even power spikes would be a thing of the past, etc.   These items I just mentioned would  Speed up everything  and carry more signals than could be imagined   .     Perhaps a single plug-in wire for power and the rest  are "BEAMS" of one sort or another.  

     If these things are really needed in the future - - - THEY  will be made if the demand is high enough.        Afterall - - - it seems  like someone did learn to fly    ;D

     Something to think on,                caveman      

I don't think you'll ever see fiber-optics replacing wiring within a component. Fiber optics are great for data transmission as "light" is an incredibly high-frequency carrier (huge bandwidth). But it's only pratical where distance is a problem. You need modulating/de-modulating hardware at both ends of the transmission to turn the signal back into something electronic. Unless they come out with semi-light-conductors, light capacitors, resistors and methods to store data on photon impregnated wafers on a near molecular level, the mod/de-mod hardware would be bulky and expensive.

and you would still need electrical wires from each mod/demod (well modem ) to transmit the signals. Brett is right in the fact that Fiber is useful, ex: the USA-UK transmit, but not from my room to the router. fiber cant be bent, or the signal will be screwed up.

Ramos

Yeah.. bending (after the fact) fiber cabels is like denting a wave-guide..  It wreaks havoc at high frequencies..

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     Good Morning Guys and Ladies,     My "POST" wasn't that old and look at the Pro and Con  input .        Interesting thoughts - - - keeps the grey matter in gear.  

     Wishing you all a nice day.        caveman

     Hey Dave,    Good Morning - - -  Just thought I'd check back on this  "grey matter" post.       Nice going.  Checked  out "bluetooth".     How about Verizon DSL  also.   A multi  M/B dollar breakthrough that was  " IN-DEMAND"   and now it is  ! !  And all  WE have coming into our house is a lil'cable to take advantage of it.     Tech never stands still  -  -  if we can  "think it" - - -  someone  - - - someday will make  it .    Keep the  " thoughts" working,  don't be shy,   someone may read it and add another piece to a puzzle that's being worked on.

     Good "thoughts" are always worth the effort.      caveman