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1980s BMW Microfilm-System.

Imagine this: It’s the year 2384 and an ancient machine with a propeller logo and three letters on the hood is discovered somewhere in a cave. The rear end of the machine says “BMW M6″ and scientists discover it was referred to as an „automobile“, back when citizens were still allowed to operate those machines themselves. The Bavarian „automobile“ was made just before algorithms and social bots took over society, it must have been the 1980s. Unfortunately, in 2384 nobody is able to understand how that machine works. It is mechanically complex and all documentation about it got lost on faulty mass storages and collapsing cloud services.

All documentation? NO! The Bavarian maker of the „automobile“ relied on microfiche sheet service notes, thin layers of polyethylene terephthalate capable of storing thousands of images and texts. Those sheets would last up to 500 years! All you need is some light …

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So far for the SciFi part. It’s 2018 and microfilm seems dated already, but if you’re looking for serious technical documentation about a seriously technical subject, like … individual throttle bodies and fuel injection system on a BMW M88/3 engine, — this is still the way to go. A complete BMW microfilm set will fetch high prices on eBay. What you get is a full documentation made for official BMW workshops with all characteristics and numbers. More than any manual or forum post can offer you …

„Digital for now, analog forever“ was the slogan of one of these microfilm makers. Back in the 80s.