Who sells Femtosecond Lasers?

[Steve Clarkson]

And what are they? War & Peace stored on a 1" diameter piece of glass?

physicsworld.com/cws/article/news/2013/jul/17/5d-superman-memory-crystal-heralds-unlimited-lifetime-data-storage (http://physicsworld.com/cws/article/news/2013/jul/17/5d-superman-memory-crystal-heralds-unlimited-lifetime-data-storage)

Can't I simply make my text REALLY small and use my CO2?

[Dan Hintz]

How much power do you want? ;)

For academic purposes, let's say you actually had a need for one. Expect to pay $50k for starters, which will net you a system that lays down <1W of power. Prices go up from there.

[Steve Clarkson]

As soon as I can figure out the market for putting the entire Bible on a 1" piece of glass, I'll let you know!