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[Ron Hudson]

On Jan 13, 2005, at 10:20 AM, Dwight K. Elvey wrote:
>>
>> I don't suppose anyone ever manufactured a laser-based paper tape 
>> punch?
>> Is that even feasible?
>>
>
> Hi
>  Sure, it could be done. The only reason it hasn't
> been done was that the medium was obsolete by the
> time the LASERs were ready.
>  I used to have fun with a 20W CO2 LASER. I could
> control it well enough to remove 6 or 7 layers of
> paper. Each time I'd cut a little deeper. It would
> make a pop sound and some of the paper would just
> be disappear :)
> Dwight
>
>
>
OOH A new kind of media: clear mylar tape with a thin layer of paper on 
one side
(black paper for enhanced absorption ) 16 bit wide? 32 bit wide?

How would mylar and paper be for longevity. How are our oldest paper 
tapes doing?