On 11/9/06, Link, Gary M. <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
> Amazing stuff. From their website:
>
> "The company provides HD-ROSETTA archival preservation services by
> providing analog and digital data as a microfilm replacement on metal
> discs/plates. Analog densities can be 20x like microfilm/microfiche, or high
> density; 1,000 to 100,000 on a two inch disc. Metal CD's and DVD's are also
> available."
>
> What machine reads these storage media?


Standard CD and DVD players read the digitally captured content, and they
have the analog format, which essentially is like "metal microfilm" that
withstands abnormal temperatures (in the thousands of degrees) and exposure
to elements and acids for extended periods of time.  These are readable on a
machine similar to a microfiche reader and can also be read using an
electron microscope, if you capture at the densest possible resolution.

Yes, it is TRULY amazing technology, but it hasn't ever really gotten off
the ground in commercial use, and that's a real shame.  They were able to
get the capture and storage cost down to +/- 5 cents per image.

Larry

http://www.norsam.com/rosetta.html


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Larry Medina
Danville, CA
RIM Professional since 1972

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