Oh those things from the past... I remember having an 8-track on my '74
Chevy Impala. A very low-fi equipment. Not the Chevy ;-), the 8-track. Good
memories anyway...

Christian

-----Message d'origine-----
De:     Frank Letts [SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
Date:   mercredi 12 mai 1999 15:14
A:      [log in to unmask]
Objet:  Re: lastest technology

Love those 8-tracks!  Also, my Beta-Max,
64 Studebaker and HP/1000!  Better not forget
Tab soda (just 1 calorie).  In some ways it is
important to remember the good things from
the past, and even hold on to them,.  Besides the
quality issue and suitability of use, it is nice to
remember a more elegant time, when things did what
they were supposed to.

Frank Letts (aka 'Fast Frank')
http://freeweb.pdq.net/fbt1
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> From: Joe Geiser <[log in to unmask]>
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: lastest technology
> Date: Wednesday, May 12, 1999 7:59 AM
>
> Terry after John Burke:
>
> > >> I don't want to see CSY throwing resources at the next 8-track.
> >
> > Now wait just a minute.
> > I remember my 8-track very fondly.  It was easy to use.
> > Didn't have to be turned over, was very fault tolerant and served me
> > well for years.  And besides, it was invented by the same guy
> > who built Lear Jets, so it was hitech by parentage.  ;-))
>
> For those who have any knowledge of broadcasting, the 8-track was
actually
> an outgrowth of the tape cartridge used by many radio stations even today
-
> the good ol' "cart".  The speed was slower on the 8-track (3.5 inches per
> second as opposed to the 7 inches per second on the cart) and the capstan
> mechanism was different (the 8-track had a self-enclosed capstan whereas
the
> cart has a hole where the capstan mechanism is raised from the player
> itself).  The major manufacturer of these tapes, and their players, was a
> name which was not a household word - "Beaucart".
>
> Before CD's, most stations in medium and major markets recorded single
> pieces of music on carts because of their better cueing ability, the
ability
> for them to automatically switch from one to the next (resulting in
> continuous play, allowing the announcer to take the much needed potty
break,
> etc).  Commercials, Station IDs and "sounders" are still on carts in many
> stations (although some have gone to more digital forms).
>
> Yeah, I remember my 8-track - it's in the attic somewhere, with the 100
or
> so tapes.  Fond memories :)
>
> Cheers,
> Joe (anyone for "The Partridge Family"?) G.