On Sat 20 Feb 2016 at 03:34:43 (+1300), Chris Bannister wrote: > On Wed, Feb 17, 2016 at 09:09:54PM -0600, David Wright wrote: > > On Wed 17 Feb 2016 at 18:09:03 (-0600), Richard Owlett wrote: > > > Did you notice I said PAPER tap, not magnetic ;> > > > > Sorry about the typo; my fingers have had a decade of typing 9-track > > (for magnetic) since their decade of typing 8-track (for punched > > paper) tape. > > I'm fairly sure there were 8 track cartridges which you could play in > your car, a few years ago now though.
This was mainly in the US I believe. (I'm surprised they could withstand the temperatures in cars.) The UK tended towards cassettes. In any case, not something I would have written or typed about. Cheers, David.