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Dutch inventor of the audio cassette tape dies aged 94
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Posted on 03/10/2021 7:29:37 PM PST by Lurkina.n.Learnin

Lou Ottens, inventor of the cassette tape and a CD pioneer died aged 94 at his home in Duizel in Brabant on Saturday, Dutch media report.

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To: Lurkina.n.Learnin
Are they going to bury him or are they going to toss him out the window of the hearse on the way to the cemetery?

Hm. Somehow that was funnier in my brain.

21 posted on 03/10/2021 7:59:16 PM PST by Texas Eagle (If it wasn't for double-standards, Liberals would have no standards at all.)
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To: Lurkina.n.Learnin

i still have one... the tapes are prolly dust, but


22 posted on 03/10/2021 7:59:27 PM PST by Chode (Ashli Babbitt - #SayHerNAME)
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To: Chode

Or a reel-to-reel. What a nightmare.


23 posted on 03/10/2021 7:59:58 PM PST by Texas Eagle (If it wasn't for double-standards, Liberals would have no standards at all.)
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To: Larry Lucido

LOL


24 posted on 03/10/2021 8:00:51 PM PST by Lurkina.n.Learnin (The veil of civilization is only 9 meals thick. )
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To: ProtectOurFreedom
I thought CDs were an absolute Godsend with superb sound quality and instant changing to any song.

As a live music guy I can say CDs weren't that great. If you listened to a first or second generation of a concert track recording and compared it to the CD digitization there really was no comparison!

25 posted on 03/10/2021 8:01:07 PM PST by gr8eman (Elder Non-Binary Sibling is Watching You!)
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To: Slyfox

I remember reading something like that somewhere. Loved my cassettes, and Yes they sounded way better than CDs. Anolog rules...Suck it Digiphiles!


26 posted on 03/10/2021 8:02:43 PM PST by gr8eman (Elder Non-Binary Sibling is Watching You!)
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To: Lurkina.n.Learnin

Used the higher quality cassettes, plus a Norelco cassette recorder/player. Worked great.


27 posted on 03/10/2021 8:04:37 PM PST by linMcHlp
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To: Lurkina.n.Learnin

Don’t worry. You can see him on cassette tapes and CDs at any flea market. /sarc


28 posted on 03/10/2021 8:07:54 PM PST by MadMax, the Grinning Reaper
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To: Texas Eagle

still got my 7”Sansui tooo... 8^)


29 posted on 03/10/2021 8:09:08 PM PST by Chode (Ashli Babbitt - #SayHerNAME)
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To: Lurkina.n.Learnin

The casket will probably get wedged in the hearse and they’ll have to use a pocket knife to pry it out.


30 posted on 03/10/2021 8:09:40 PM PST by Texas Eagle (If it wasn't for double-standards, Liberals would have no standards at all.)
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To: Texas Eagle

We used to break the tape and throw the cassette out the car window while hanging on to the end of the tape. It would unspool for what seemed to be a mile and keep dragging and bouncing around. It was a riot on the interstate.


31 posted on 03/10/2021 8:09:59 PM PST by Neverlift (When someone says "you just can't make this stuff up" odds are good, somebody did.)
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To: gr8eman
"Loved my cassettes"

Then came the day your favorite cassette jammed in your player, rendering both useless.

32 posted on 03/10/2021 8:11:04 PM PST by Deaf Smith (When a Texan takes his chances, chances will be taken that's for sure.)
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To: Chode

Wow. And I thought I was a pack rat.


33 posted on 03/10/2021 8:11:57 PM PST by Texas Eagle (If it wasn't for double-standards, Liberals would have no standards at all.)
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To: Chode

It’s probably a pain pairing it with your Super-8 I’d imagine.


34 posted on 03/10/2021 8:13:03 PM PST by Texas Eagle (If it wasn't for double-standards, Liberals would have no standards at all.)
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To: Neverlift
Yeah. That was the mental image I had when typing my little thought.

Couldn't quite get it to translate.

But then, most of the thoughts that pop into my brain would be better off left un-posted.

One day I will be able to discern which thoughts to post and which to not. But it is not this day.

35 posted on 03/10/2021 8:16:58 PM PST by Texas Eagle (If it wasn't for double-standards, Liberals would have no standards at all.)
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To: NWFree

“Not much better than the dreaded 8 track tape.”

From a sound standpoint it was worse. 8-track using 1/4” wide tape running at 3 3/4 ips vs cassette tape using 1/8” wide operating usually at 1 7/8 ips. Less surface area per second of music.

I remember when cassettes came out. From a practical standpoint they were nice but I could tell the audio quality was not as good as 8-tracks.

Of course 8-tracks had their own problems as we all know.


36 posted on 03/10/2021 8:18:04 PM PST by plain talk
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To: Larry Lucido

Heh Heh


37 posted on 03/10/2021 8:20:06 PM PST by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: Responsibility2nd
I remember those days. I'd have my cassette recorder sitting on my nightstand right next to my clock radio and the second a song I wanted to record came on, like Nights In White Satin, I would jump up and hit the play/record buttons and tape it.

Yeah. That sounded great. Felt like you were right there in the recording studio.

38 posted on 03/10/2021 8:22:51 PM PST by Texas Eagle (If it wasn't for double-standards, Liberals would have no standards at all.)
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To: Lurkina.n.Learnin

Couldn’t they just rewind him?


39 posted on 03/10/2021 8:23:19 PM PST by Texas Eagle (If it wasn't for double-standards, Liberals would have no standards at all.)
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To: gr8eman

I bought a reel-to-reel recording of Beethoven’s 9th. Nothing ever topped its sonic quality.


40 posted on 03/10/2021 8:24:59 PM PST by DoodleBob (Gravity's waiting period is about 9.8 m/s^2)
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