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Having worked in public radio (as 'talent,' if you can believe) through the 80's, I can vouch for the 4-track line. They are referred to in the industry as 'Carts', short for cartridge (duh). At least in broadcast radio applications, there wasn't any track changing. Based on the horrifying fidelity they would give (and after 8 or 10 plays, yeeeeech!), I shudder to think what the 'Strawberry Hill Boys,' or the 'Turtles' would sound after 30 years. They physically looked like 8-tracks that I recall, and were a little sturdier (though that could just be industry spec). They have (and presumably on the *really* tiny stations, still are) been used as recently as the mid 90's. I actually saw one o' them thar shiny-new stations (couldn't get the job though, they seem to think Public Radio folks are 'provincial,' and 'quaint.') and 95% of their stuff is now loaded onto computers as mp3's and such. Sigh. -----Original Message----- From: Dana Hall [SMTP:jdhall@ezwv.com] Sent: Tuesday, June 01, 1999 8:31 AM To: type3@vwtype3.org Subject: Re: [T3] Two into one speaker Stan Schaefer wrote: > > Yup, there were 4-tracks, I remember seeing them in a electronics > surplus catalog in the 60's. Were sort of the Betamax format of the > time, but didn't sell as well. A totally different cassette from the > 8-track, didn't even look the same. Never had one, had enough > electronic debris at the time. > If I remember corectly, and as I get older that gets more difficult, the 4 tracks were primarily used in radio stations for recording comercials and such. I don't remember any that were for sale to the autosound or home market. The radio stations have moved to DATs and CDs now days. I ÿÖ Ô ber glove compartment and underdash record players though that were available back in the 50s. These didn't work out very well for obvious reasons. People today complain about CD players skipping while running over bumps can you imagine crossing railroad tracks with the old 78s playing on your turntable :-) Dana Hall 65 Notch Sunroof 77 Beetle 78 Bus ------------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe? mailto:type3-request@vwtype3.org, Subject: unsubscribe