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Pen Drive

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Storing data with pens.

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License
GNU General Public License v2.0

FAQ

Is this real?

Yes.

Source?

https://github.com/ramity/pen-drive

Was this inspired by?

Yes and it is a revisit and extension of previous work:

How much data can you store?

On the order of tens to hundreds of kilobytes, maybe breaking a megabyte with 0.2mm pens.

What's the most data you've managed to write and read?

81.9KB (so far)

Is that a lot?

72 KB of ROM put Apollo 11 on the moon.

Is this fast?

No.

Why did you make this and why use this?

  • Explore the positional accuracy of the nextruder toolholder system.

  • Explore the limit of how much data can be reliably stored on paper.

  • Bypass machine identification codes used by commercial printers.

  • Performing offline transaction signing.

  • Secure private key generation and transfer.

Why not just use a 2D printer?

Privacy.

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