7 Oct
2004
7 Oct
'04
5:37 p.m.
Wang Laboratories did this, using an 8-Track cartridge for recording
program steps on the Wang 380 progammer for 300-Series Wang calculator
packages.
It wasn't a long-lasting data recording technology for Wang. It was
only used on the 380, and was fairly quickly replaced with standard
audio cassettes (though of course, they wanted you to buy the "Digital
Certified" Wang cassettes) on the Wang 500, 600, and 700-series
calculators.
Rick Bensene
The Old Calculator Web Museum
http://oldcalculatormuseum.com
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Sent: Thursday, October 07, 2004 3:43 AM
To: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts
Subject: Re: media what died a'bornin'
On Wed, 6 Oct 2004, Gordon JC Pearce wrote:
Did anyone ever use 8-track cartridges for
storing data? I've seen
them used for echo machines, and a variant is still used
for storing
jingles and idents for radio stations, although
minidisc and
sample-based systems have largely taken over.
Dang, I'm drawing a blank right now but I had a conversation
not too long ago with someone who used 8-track to store data.
I forget who and what the circumstances were (i.e. was it
for hobbyist or commercial purposes?)
But yes, it was done.
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Sellam Ismail Vintage
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