Why are new Suns thick Ethernet only

[Steve Grandi]

The Sun folks at the San Francisco product introduction said the decision
to use only a thick Ethernet connector was driven by FCC ``interference''
requirements.  The Sun folks claimed that a Class B (suitable for home
use) classification was impossible with a thin-net connector. 

Steve Grandi, National Optical Astronomy Observatories, Tucson AZ, 602-325-9228
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