Drexon Laser Card
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| − | The '''Drexon Laser Card''', or Drexon Optical Laser Card, was a physical data format from the 1980s. It was a credit-card-sized card with a data stripe on it, but unlike the stripes on [[magnetic stripe card]]s, this was an optical medium (like a CD or DVD). Up to 2 megabytes of data could be stored on it, and it was anticipated for a variety of uses from identification cards to computer operating-system booting. US patents 4,284,716; 4,542,288; and 4,544,835 were related to this format. While it had some specialized uses, it never caught on as a mainstream format. | + | The '''Drexon Laser Card''', or Drexon Optical Laser Card, was a physical data format from the 1980s. It was a credit-card-sized card with a data stripe on it, but unlike the stripes on [[magnetic stripe card]]s, this was an optical medium (like a CD or DVD). Up to 2 megabytes of data could be stored on it, and it was anticipated for a variety of uses from identification cards to computer operating-system booting. US patents [https://www.google.com/patents/US4284716 4,284,716]; [https://www.google.com/patents/US4542288 4,542,288]; and [https://www.google.com/patents/US4544835 4,544,835] were related to this format. While it had some specialized uses, it never caught on as a mainstream format. |
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The Drexon Laser Card, or Drexon Optical Laser Card, was a physical data format from the 1980s. It was a credit-card-sized card with a data stripe on it, but unlike the stripes on magnetic stripe cards, this was an optical medium (like a CD or DVD). Up to 2 megabytes of data could be stored on it, and it was anticipated for a variety of uses from identification cards to computer operating-system booting. US patents 4,284,716; 4,542,288; and 4,544,835 were related to this format. While it had some specialized uses, it never caught on as a mainstream format.
[edit] Links
- Info at Computer History Museum
- Info on the Drexon Laser Card from its time; perhaps from a press release
- The Potential Role of Drexon LaserCards in Optical Publishing (info on journal article, but full text doesn't seem to be online)
- Article on invention of Laser Card
