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What is Paperbyte?

Discontinued Diverse · 1986

Paperbyte was a concept similar to Softstrip from the 1980s: source code and data were printed as 2D patterns on paper and could be read back with special devices. The format was never widely adopted.

Why not available?

Paperbyte has been discontinued and is no longer active. The service and technology no longer exist. There is no active infrastructure for creation or verification.

Recommended Alternatives

As free alternatives, we recommend the following standardized code formats that can be created with BlueChilliesQR:

FAQ

Can I create a Paperbyte?

No, Paperbyte is Discontinued and cannot be created with freely available software. Use one of the recommended alternative codes instead.

What makes Paperbyte different from a normal QR code or barcode?

Paperbyte encoded large amounts of data on paper – today QR codes and cloud links handle this more efficiently.

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