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One thing I was curious about in that post I didn't catch was what kind of reader they would need. I've been a bit curious about the state of microfiche readers
by wolfram74 3y ago
One thing I was curious about in that post I didn't catch was what kind of reader they would need. I've been a bit curious about the state of microfiche readers in the recent past, and going much denser is going to require even more niche fiche reacher. I mean reader. They list the unusual machine as a downside for microfiche, but don't mention what kind of machine they'll need.
- rolfvandekrol 3y agoIn the FAQ on https://nanofiche.com/services/ https://nanofiche.com/services/ they claim that a microscope should be sufficient to retrieve the engraved information.
- barbegal 3y agoThe numbers suggest a ~1000:1 reduction in scale so a 1000x optical microscope should be more than sufficient. But finding the information you are searching for at that scale sounds difficult unless pages are indexed and numbered in both the x and y axes.
- tingletech 3y agoAs with microfiche, it seems like the page number should be sufficient as long as you know how many pages per column or row.