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Table of Contents Paperbak References and further resources QR codes Archiving PGP/GPG keys on paper Bitcoin paperwallet, paperkey, paperbank

Paperbak

• Original page "PaperBack is a free application that allows you to back up your precious files on the ordinary paper in the form of the oversized bitmaps." http://ollydbg.de/Paperbak/

References and further resources

• 2009 Making Computer Backups - On Paper?! (Youtube video demonstration of Paperbak) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q6UctIrZuz4
• 2010 Long-term archiving of digital data on microfilm http://publik.tuwien.ac.at/files/PubDat_191964.pdf
• 2012 "Paperbak lets you back up your files onto paper…yes paper! [Freeware]" http://www.redferret.net/?p=33146
• 2012 A paper-based backup solution (not as stupid as it sounds) http://www.extremetech.com/extreme/134427-a-paper-based-backup-solution-not-as-stupid-as-it-sounds#disqus_thread
• 1991 "Meine Geschichte über Rechenhilfsmittel" http://www.peterkernwein.de/Rechengeraete-Sammlung/paperdisk.htm
• 2012 "PaperBack: Backing up on… paper?" http://www.itproportal.com/2012/08/15/paperback-backing-up-on-paper/
• 2015 Simple Data Backup with Paper Based QR Codes http://www.grant-trebbin.com/2015/05/encode-and-decode-file-backed-up-as.html
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Storage_hierarchy_media_with_costs

QR codes

• 2012 QR codes for backup ? http://blog.liw.fi/posts/qr-backup/
• 2013 Generating QR Codes in Linux http://www.linux-magazine.com/Online/Features/Generating-QR-Codes-in-Linux

Archiving PGP/GPG keys on paper

• 2015 Paper SSH & GPG key backups (talking about Datamatrix and QR) https://www.piggott.me.uk/2015/05/20/paper-ssh-gpg-key-backups/
• 2010 HOWTO Backup your GnuPG secret key on paper https://schnouki.net/posts/2010/03/22/howto-backup-your-gnupg-secret-key-on-paper/
• 2009 Datamatrix dmtxread and dmtxwrite "I am looking for a tool that to export a GPG private key to a DataMatrix 2d barcode for long-term archival." TPK Archival https://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/msg10827.html David Shaw

Bitcoin paperwallet, paperkey, paperbank

• Paperwallet https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Paper_wallet https://blockchain.info/wallet/paper-tutorial https://www.bitaddress.org
• Bitcoin Paper Key - using a thermal USB printer and a basic linux box (like a Rrasp. PI) - Bitcoin Paper Wallet Generator https://github.com/makevoid/paperbank/
• http://cryptographi.com/pages/support/