On 23/01/07, Chuck Guzis <cclist at sydex.com> wrote:
On 23 Jan 2007 at 13:33, Tore Sinding Bekkedal wrote:
I was lazily browsing the 'web when I came
across this one - apparently
a project to create a storage medium with extremely long life times.
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/business/300636_msftimmortal22.html
Microsoft is trying to patent the gold-plated disc attached to
Voyager 30 years ago? I hope they cite it as "prior art"!
I seem to remember the movie, "Ten things to do in Denver when your
Dead," has shows the concept of saving images and sounds (in the form
of video tape) for replay to other after the death of an individual.
Although I have to show my ignorance as I don't know the exact content
of the patent application.
Simon
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"Well, an engineer is not concerned with the truth; that is left to
philosophers and theologians: the prime concern of an engineer is
the utility of the final product."
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