Hi,
Ron Hudson <ron.hudson_at_sbcglobal.net>
>
> On Oct 5, 2004, at 6:56 AM, David V. Corbin wrote:
>
> > [R.R.P.T. = Rudundant Rolls of Paper Tape]
> > [R.S.P.C. = Redundant Stacks of Punched Cards]
> >
>
> I once was wondering if a backup software could be written that writes
> to laser printer.
>
> Backups would be read in with a scanner..
>
> Hmm limit usable area to 8"x10" = 80 sq in. 600 dpi = 48mb per page.
> One way to strike a blow
> against the paperless office.
I remember reading about a system like that, wrote data as a pattern of
dots on a laser printer and read using a primitive scanner (it was a
while ago and definitely on-topic). Developed by someone in Germany
I think. A query in various newsgroups a while back turned up no info.
--
Cheers,
Stan Barr stanb_at_dial.pipex.com
The future was never like this!
Received on Tue Oct 05 2004 - 12:51:28 BST