Fictional physical formats
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These physical data formats actually do not exist, but this is just for fun and reference. These include formats from movies, games, tv, sci-fi, etc.
See also Fictional file formats for electronic fictional formats, as well as the "fictional" constructed languages in Spoken Languages.
List
| Format Name | Description | Reference | Author | Publish Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pensieve Memory (fictional) | a saved memory in the Harry Potter series, playable on a device called a "pensieve" | Reference | Author | Year |
| Superman Memory Crystal (fictional) | found in his Fortress of Solitude, and can speak to him in the image of his deceased Kryptonian parents. | Reference | Author | Year |
| Welton Fine-Grain Memory Cube (fictional) | High-density storage device | Time Enough For Love | Robert Heinlein | 1973 |
| Tri-Type Record (fictional) | A printed card that stores information about a person, including a perfect three-dimensional representation. | The Houses of Iszm | Jack Vance | 1954 |
| Tanks (fictional) | Device that provides mass storage of information | A Logic Named Joe | Murray Leinster | 1946 |
| Synapsis-Coils (fictional) | Human-like storage for computers | Last of the Masters | Philip K. Dick | 1954 |
| Schrön Loop (fictional) | A data storage device, capable of storing all of the information in a planetary datasphere in just a very small (cubic inch) space | Hyperion | Dan Simmons | 1989 |
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