Tangible Media: Removable Storage of Image, Sound, Motion and Data
Tangible Media: Removable Storage of Image, Sound, Motion and Data
Tangible Media: Removable Storage of Image, Sound, Motion and Data
Chemistry
Aperture Card

Title:

Printed Circuit Board Generator, BRM Gate

Artist:

Ed Lebron

Date:

1970

Material:

Card stock, celluloid

Dimensions:

7⅜ x 3¼ in. (18.7 x 8.4 cm)

Company:

U.S. Dept of the Navy/3M

Location:

Washington, DC

An 80-column card with a cutout to hold a 35 mm microfilm image. The card encoded what we would now call metadata, which allowed documents to be indexed and searched. Used mainly for engineering drawings. Still used for archival purposes.