anyone remember beyond 2000??

I remember seeing on Beyond 2000 a different type of rewritable media where
it was disc shaped, about 2cm thick, looked polymer based, and from what i
can remember used light to rearrange molecules in the material. I think it
was hologram technology. They also said it would be available by about
2005. Sorry if this is vague info but its all that i can seem to recall
since it was a few years ago.

thanks.

Yes, I remember the present quite well.

"woodss" <woodss@iinet.net.au> wrote in message
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> I remember seeing on Beyond 2000 a different type of rewritable media
where
> it was disc shaped, about 2cm thick, looked polymer based, and from what i
> can remember used light to rearrange molecules in the material. I think
it
> was hologram technology. They also said it would be available by about
> 2005. Sorry if this is vague info but its all that i can seem to recall
> since it was a few years ago.
>
> thanks.
>
>

woodss wrote:
> I remember seeing on Beyond 2000 a different type of rewritable media
> where it was disc shaped, about 2cm thick, looked polymer based, and
> from what i can remember used light to rearrange molecules in the
> material. I think it was hologram technology. They also said it
> would be available by about 2005. Sorry if this is vague info but
> its all that i can seem to recall since it was a few years ago.

I read something about this last year. I think the commercial release date
actually is about 2005.

woodss wrote:
> I remember seeing on Beyond 2000 a different type of rewritable media where
> it was disc shaped, about 2cm thick, looked polymer based, and from what i
> can remember used light to rearrange molecules in the material. I think it
> was hologram technology. They also said it would be available by about
> 2005. Sorry if this is vague info but its all that i can seem to recall
> since it was a few years ago.
>
> thanks.



Was it Constellation 3D with their fluorescent multi-layer disc?

If so they disappeared in late 2002 as another project that became
vapourware due to a lack of money. The prototype Fmd-Rom discs contained
fluorescent materials embedded in the pits and grooves of up to ten or
more layers. When in contact with a laser, the fluorescent materials
where stimulated to produce coherent and incoherent light; data is
stored in the incoherent light.

Unfortunately like many good theory projects its dead for the moment,
but who knows someone might pick it back up as some companies had
actually taken up a licence for FMD technology. Do a search for
Constellation 3D Inc, C3D or Fluorescent Multi-Layer Disc for all the
details on it.




Colin
http://members.iinet.net.au/~colinf/product.htm

"woodss" <woodss@iinet.net.au> wrote in message
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> I remember seeing on Beyond 2000 a different type of rewritable media
where
> it was disc shaped, about 2cm thick, looked polymer based, and from what i
> can remember used light to rearrange molecules in the material. I think
it
> was hologram technology. They also said it would be available by about
> 2005. Sorry if this is vague info but its all that i can seem to recall
> since it was a few years ago.
>
> thanks.
>
>

I think i found it at Polight technologies which is Cambridge based but ity
appears they just decided to close down.
Damn. Oh well at least Blu-ray technology is being released........