Communicating by Recorded Information--A Need for Changing Technology

If one examines the need for the recording of information, it will emerge that for some classes of information it is essential that it be recorded, whereas for others, it seems only a matter of convenience, convention, or habit. The implications of this statement are discussed in this paper with the aim of determining whether a need exists for changing the present technology of recording information on paper for the purpose of communication. It is suggested that the problems arising from the continued use of this technology seem to be significant and that techniques are readily available for the development of alternative solutions.