[Boatanchors] Cart Machines

[Bob Macklin]

I remember this one too!

Bob Macklin
K5MYJ
Seattle, Wa.
"Real Radios Glow In The Dark"

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Sheldon Daitch" <sdaitch at kuw.ibb.gov>
To: "Bob Macklin" <macklinbob at msn.com>
Cc: <boatanchors at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Monday, March 14, 2011 7:59 AM
Subject: Re: [Boatanchors] Cart Machines


> Or the Ampex ACR 25?
>
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m_YXCNpTfAg&feature=related
>
> 73
> Sheldon
>
> On 3/14/2011 5:44 PM, Bob Macklin wrote:
>> I had forgotten about the audio cart machines. I was thinking about the 
>> video cart machines.
>>
>> In 1968 I designed a system using a 4 track audio cartridge to hold 
>> digital data. We put 40K credit card numbers on a tape that played back 
>> in 15 seconds at 15IPS.
>>
>> That design led to the development of the floppy disk.
>>
>> Bob Macklin
>> K5MYJ
>> Seattle, Wa.
>> "Real Radios Glow In The Dark"
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sheldon Daitch" <sdaitch at kuw.ibb.gov>
>> Cc: <boatanchors at mailman.qth.net>
>> Sent: Monday, March 14, 2011 7:35 AM
>> Subject: Re: [Boatanchors] Cart Machines
>>
>>
>>>
>>> Here is one site which shows a number of the
>>> audio cart machines over the years:
>>>
>>> http://www.oldradio.com/archives/hardware/carts.htm
>>>
>>> I've reloaded many a tape cart with new tape and new
>>> pads, as they have worn out.  The plastic shells even
>>> if broken, could be fixed with a solvent glue.
>>>
>>> White glue worked well to replace the pencil leads on
>>> the older Fidelipac platters.
>>>
>>> 73
>>> Sheldon
>>>
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