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A comment on “The Home Information Terminal – A 1970 View” by John McCarthy [pdf].

Re:“The Home Information Terminal – A 1970 View” by John McC... by Johnny555 on Sunday October 11, 2015 @10:43PM (#10372239)
What is the "laser file" mentioned in the article?

"Fortunately, much larger files are becoming available. The laser file made by Precision Instruments Inc. is claimed to store a trillion bits and costs $ 1,000,000."

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Re:“The Home Information Terminal – A 1970 View” by John McC... by unimpressive on Sunday October 11, 2015 @10:50PM (#10372257)
I think it's this: http://www.google.com/patents/US3657707
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