Storing Data On Paper Digitally

[Moe]

OK, this is an unusual request, but I thought I'll give it a shot.

Back in 1996 I found a program online that allowed you to store data on plain paper. How? It prints a pattern of dots, using the entire page, which represent your data. When you need to read your data back, you simply scan the page and the program re-creates the data. So it basically works like a barcode, but using a full page. The idea is that this technique is future-proof, because we always going to have paper and scanners (I guess they "forgot" the program itself ties you to Win9x). I can't remember how much data you can put on one A4 page, but I think it was at most a few megs.

Now, in this age of CD and DVD recorders, this program is useless (which is why they dissapeared, I guess). I'm looking for this program out of pure curiousity, not for any practical use.

So if anyone knows anything about this program/company, any info will be much appreaciated.

[locustfurnace]

Please read the pinned topic How to Request an App (http://www.oldversion.com/talk/index.php?act=ST&f=3&t=1585) if your not certain on how to make a request, then add the necessary info back into this thread. If you can atleast fill it in to the best of your ability, it may serve to be very helpful in your search

[Mudley]

Moe,

I remember this program and probably have it in my file storage. However, I am sure I did not file it with a description, but by name only. Is there any way you can remember a part of it's name?

Mudley

[Goslow]

Do you mean INTACTA.CODE (http://www.rachnaindia.com/fzone/fz/intactacode.htm) allows up to 110KB (ballpark figure as alot depends on compression etc) of digital data to be printed on a single page in a pattern of black and white dots.

or perhaps not (http://www.slashnot.com/article.php3?story_id=394) ;)