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  1. September 10th, 2006, 02:37 PM #1
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    Will CDs, DVDs, Zip drives be over?

    A student has developed a technique for portable data whereby the data can now be stored on ordinary paper.

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  2. September 10th, 2006, 03:07 PM #2
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    Sainul says the biggest advantage of the new technology would be the biodegradable nature of his storage devices which would do away with the e-waste pollution.
    Interesting but I thought the nature of the media would make long term storage self defeating as it degrades over time
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    We have come almost full circle....

    Soon we will be placing data on papyrus and etching it in stone walls......ancient Egypt, 4 thousand+ years ago......

    Pretty deep......huh?
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    Quote Originally Posted by maxximilian
    We have come almost full circle....

    Soon we will be placing data on papyrus and etching it in stone walls......ancient Egypt, 4 thousand+ years ago......

    Pretty deep......huh?


    Oh how I long to go back to the days of scanning in paper after paper ..... what a joy that was


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    What is this scanning you speak of my stick and clay never had such an accoutrement ?
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    lmao 1044

    ...... I can't wait to try out the new paper mp3 player Ipod will have to come up with
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