<8-Track was such a corporate 'Soap Opera'. I'm a little bit
<surprised that endless loop recording wasn't used much for computer
<data back then.
You missed something then.
EXATRON Stringy floppy (used tiny carts with 1/8" wide tape)
There are at least two that used modified 8track drives. Forgot their
names. I tried 8tr for data, it was ok but the wait even for a 3minutes
loop was painful.
Allison