Posted by Richard Crowley on 10/01/07 05:39

"Green Xenon [Radium]" wrote ...
> "Richard Crowley" wrote :
> > "Green Xenon [Radium]" wrote ...
> > > Anyways, my next question. Is it possible to split the symbol of a
> > > 1
> > > baud, 8-bit-per-symbol signal
> > > into 8 bits? I.e. in this case, a single
> > > symbol would be split into 8 different
> > > parts each carrying one of the
> > > bits. Is this possible? If so, would
> > > this be of any assistance to me?
>
> > Sure it is possible. It won't be of any assistance to you (or to
> > anyone else since you can't put 8 pounds in a 1-pound sack.
> > Bandwidth is bandwidth, no matter how you slice it. Do you
> > really think that nobody has thought of various methods of
> > transmitting video over low-bandwidth paths? If so, you need
> > to study not only science and engineering but the HISTORY
> > of science and engineering.
>
> There are 8-bits-per-symbol, only 1 baud. The symbol is split into 8
> parts. Each part is 1-bit.
>
> How is this “putting 8 pounds in a 1-pound sack?”
>
> It’s more like “putting 1 pound in a 1-pound sack”

Which weighs more: one 8-pound sack, or eight 1-pound sacks?
Yes, it is a trick question, but you are the master of trick questions.

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