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If we don't ring the bell now, it could be longer than 25 years, much longer, before we get any real solution. We're working on these problems for the typical notebook used by inventors, engineers, and scientists around the world. Before the notebook got so overstuffed, it was a high-speed, multimedia, data management system that documented invention and backed up intellectual property claims and regulations compliance. Such bound paper notebooks are currently the only legally acceptable container for records in our legal system today. Furthermore, these notebooks don't even permit ready backup.