What digital audio cable can I use with my 2009 Mac mini?

I have a late 2009 Mac mini (not the HDMI model) and I would like to get digital audio out of it. What kind of cable should I use?
The headphone jack says that it can connect with digital audio products, but I don't know how to tell if 1/8th cables are digital or analog.
Thanks!

the mac mini's headphone jack has a combination optical hookup. any kind of headphone cable will not send out the optical signal, you can tell because when you look at a standard headphone cable, it doesnt have anything for light to shine through it!
to get the digital audio out of the mini im pretty sure you will need aToslink to Mini Digital Optical SPDIF Audio Cable. they sell these on amazon for $5.55
you connect one side to the mac mini and you connect the other side of the cable to your optical input on your receiver
im pretty sure this is correct. the mac might send digital down a regular cable (some receivers will do this too) but im pretty sure the digital is sent down optically

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