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Foto-Mem
Foto-Mem Inc. was a US company that attempted to introduce very large computer memory systems based on optical storage on microfiche cards. An alternate product line based on the same mechanical systems allowed a single microfiche card to be displayed on multiple workstations, intended for large libraries where a single card might be used by several people at once. Only one such system was ever delivered, a microfiche reader for The New York Times; this system was never successful and the company failed as a result.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
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Foto-Mem Inc. was a US company that attempted to introduce very large computer memory systems based on optical storage on microfiche cards. An alternate product line based on the same mechanical systems allowed a single microfiche card to be displayed on multiple workstations, intended for large libraries where a single card might be used by several people at once. Only one such system was ever delivered, a microfiche reader for The New York Times; this system was never successful and the company failed as a result.2
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- 2WikipediaFoto-Mem on Wikipedia