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- From: atk@tigger.cs.Colorado.EDU (Alan Krantz)
- Subject: Re: Credit card sized media
- Message-ID: <1992Sep3.141953.13058@colorado.edu>
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- Organization: University of Colorado, Boulder
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- Date: Thu, 3 Sep 1992 14:19:53 GMT
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- In article <6055@pdxgate.UUCP> hal@eecs.cs.pdx.edu (Aaron Harsh) writes:
- >
- > I know that storage media the size of credit cards exist, but no press is
- >ever given to any forms except flash memory. In particular, I recall seeing
- >an ad for small rectangular optical memories that could hold 1-2MB.
- >
- > Can anyone point me to a company that manufactures these (or any other
- >permanent memories of this size)?
- >
- >
- >Aaron Harsh
- >hal@eecs.cs.pdx.edu
-
- There is a company called Drexlar (sp) that manufactor credit card style
- optical disk. I forget all the details but basically they are WORMS that
- can hold from 2 to 4 mb depending on the type of data (format you choose
- for the cards). The cards can also be preprinted with data if needed.
- I think the readers (and writers) will operate on a standard pc but i
- don't know anyting about prices. I can try to dig up more information if
- needed ....
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