Tape Trail

RE: First cassettes

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In Reply to: RE: First cassettes posted by DaveInVA on August 08, 2009 at 10:56:28

Wow, cool story: upconverting 6 volts to 12 in a '49 Packard to power a cassette deck. I had forgotten all about those slide-releases and avoiding theft. Enjoyed that one ! I remember many old marginal cassette decks back in my early college days, but never laid eyes on one that physically flipped the tape. Amazing what steps engineers would take to wow the buying public when R&D budgets were fat, and labor costs not so worried about. It brings to mind the unbelievable 57, 58 and 59 Ford Fairlane retractable hardtop. It was a full-on steel two-tone hardtop that was carried by hydraulics and servo motors backwards to rest under a reverse-opening trunk lid. That way, you got a permanent hard-top AND a convertible in one car, all the way amazing onlookers during the elaborate switchover.

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RE: First cassettes - DaveInVA 15:56:05 08/10/09 (2)
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