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Sony History

Thanks to Tram Town, I have enjoyed reading this official Sony history. Highlight chapters include Not Quite Suitable for the Home - the U-matic VTR :)

Tram Town pointed out that the official Sony history omits some interesting failures such as the Elcaset.

This led me on an interesting (but time wasting) internet trawl for discarded audio recording technologies. Of course everyone's favourite is the 8 track cartridge :) I would love to get my hands on one of these 8 track players.

Some of the 8 track fanatics are a bit crazy, I mean "accordianed tape can be carefully ironed straight with a not-very-hot iron, when the tape is protected on both sides by cloth or paper." ?! Hmm, except I can actually imagine myself doing that...

05:59 PM, 09 Dec 2003 by Mark Aufflick Permalink | Comments (0)

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