[comp.arch] Tiny paper tapes

peter@ficc.ferranti.com (Peter da Silva) (08/04/90)

In article <JSP.90Aug3123600@milton.u.washington.edu> jsp@milton.u.washington.edu (Jeff Prothero) writes:
> o  Potential storage density higher than optical.
>    (We use scanning electron microscopes to see
>    features too small for optical microscopes.)

But the *most* powerful microscope out there uses purely mechanical
actuators. It actually uses a very precise force gauge to *feel* 
individual atoms. Can you imagine tiny paper tapes?
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