Thomas Ethen wrote: > Actually I love both digital and film and use both on a daily basis! I am > still unsure as to what will be done for storage when the digital camera > catches up with film, since the files will be incredibly large. > Tom
<Austin Powers>Psychedelic Holocubes, baybee!</ap> Seriously, this is one of the most promising uses of holographic data storage, and working 3D storage units do exist in pre-production labs. http://www.sciam.com/2000/0500issue/0500toigbox5.html http://www.eetimes.com/story/OEG20010423S0113 http://sci.newsfactor.com/perl/story/17174.html Note they're looking at quite high speed writing and reading of these things, and the write-once nature of the closest to commercial application (the last of the three cites above) is more advantage than impediment to the market (the film companies would LOVE to sell you an endless supply of holocubes instead of film...) -- Bruce Johnson University of Arizona College of Pharmacy Information Technology Group Institutions do not have opinions, merely customs -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | & CDRWs on Sale! | RoadTools $30 PodiumPad available at Apple retail stores, $20 Traveler CoolPad at Staples. Both in white for iBooks at <http://roadtools.com>. Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-Books list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html> Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
