> http://oersted.com/magnetic_viewing_film.shtml > > Relatively inexpensive - 1 square foot is $40. A 3"x3" patch is > $4.50. I could see using this as poor man's e-paper - perhaps making > a high resolution line solenoid array, drawing the 'paper' through, > and using it until it needs new information. Once you have "written" to this film, how long does the image last ? How sensitive is it to temperature ? 1) as far as retaining the image 2) as far as writing the image ? How much light does the film pass through it ? Could you project an image with an overhead projector ? cc -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist