Archiving Data On Plain Paper Using 2D Images

Optar or OPTical ARchiver is a project capable of squeezing a whopping 200 kB of data onto a single A4 sheet of paper, with writing and reading achieved with a standard laser printer and a scanner. It’s a bit harder than you might think to get that ...continues

See gadgeteer.co.za/archiving-data

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@danie10 I actually still use Optar, but I’ve only ever been able to reliably get 100kB/page (1 side, US Letter). I have never gotten around to printing the source code…🤦‍♂️

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