SDI, the "Strategic Defense Initiative," was the brainchild of Ronald Reagan. The liberal press of the day ridiculed the idea, labeling it "Star Wars."
The primary proponent of the Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI), also derisively known as Star Wars, was Ronald Reagan.
To be able to shoot down communist missles.
SDI made people think of Star Wars. It was not really what inspired Reagan to promote the plan.
SDI (Strategic Defense Initiative)
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SDI Technologies was created in 1956.
Surveillance Data Inc
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SDI:S= SamsungD= Display and DigitalI = Interface and Internet componentSource: I SEE SDI (www.aeca.es/comisiones/.../samsung.pdf)
SDI stands for standard diesal injection
See http://www.extron.com/company/article.aspx?id=sdi for a good discussion on this. The summary is that with good equipment and cable you can get 100M/300ft. If you want to go further than this, use SDI to fibre converters. With single-mode fibre you can get up to 10km.