I am looking for a cheap data storage solution for many people. The
requirements are as follows:

* CHEAP (very important)
* storage space isn't important - maybe a couple of hundred kilobytes max.
* media can be lost and replaced without much trouble/cost
* media can be easily read/written by an ordinary Linux computer
* media and media reader must be reasonably durable
* scalable: the media should be distributable to millions of people

Flash memory is too expensive - I'm looking for cards that cost <$1
each. I was thinking that SIM cards (like what you get in your phone)
would fit the bill. Is it possible to use these as a generic storage
medium? All the information I could find on USB SIM card readers
mention that the SIM is accessed as a serial rather than a storage
device.
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