cccph@eel.cs.ucla.edu (Charles Hobbs) (07/15/90)
I know everyone is into CD's and DAT's now, but I'm going to bring up 8-track tape cartridges. Everyone done gasping in disbelief? All right. What I am looking for is several 8-track transports. (at least 10 or 12, initially). These will be used to make a continuous music system where the tape loops will be played in sucession. (I am also developing a method of providing limited random access to songs in this "tape bank") If anyone knows where I might procure surplus 8 track tape transports (which, by the way, should use low voltage as opposed to 120 V), or knows of a better, *inexpensive* way to accomplish a similar result, please let me know. Thakns in advance.... -------------------------------------------------------------- | Charles P. Hobbs | Rail transit has arrived in LA! | cccph@eel.cs.ucla.edu | Hear the action >right now< on | N6YMK @ K6VE | >>>> 471.3375 mHz <<<<!
MKUHN@AUVM.BITNET (Marty Kuhn) (07/18/90)
8-track transports??
There are huge resourses of low-voltage 8-track players right under your
nose!! (or not too much further, anyway :-) )
Just start scrounging at yard sales/ flea markets and in no time at all,
I'm sure you can aquire 10 to 12 old automobile 8-track players
(12 volts is a nice, convenient low voltage)
Expect to pay *no more* than a dollar or two for these wonders of
technology! :-) Besides, think of how good you'll feel when you
realize how you're helping to prevent our nation's landfills from
overrunning with millions and millions of these beasties! :-)
--- Martydt@yenta.alb.nm.us (David B. Thomas) (07/18/90)
Here's a system I never built, but would be really neat: I planned to purchase two double-cassette players capable of auto-reverse and add an intelligent controller. The controller would turn on each player in turn, switching players whenever a special tone is detected (subaudible). It's a helluva lot of work, but it would be a beautiful system, because it would alternate songs, not tapes. The same four tapes wouldn't repeat the same sequence of songs for years, if ever! I was going to donate it for a pirate radio project, and one of the tapes would have station break stuff on it. David