media what died a'bornin'

From: Rick Bensene <rickb_at_bensene.com>
Date: Fri Oct 8 00:37:03 2004

Wang Laboratories did this, using an 8-Track cartridge for recording
program steps on the Wang 380 progammer for 300-Series Wang calculator
packages.

It wasn't a long-lasting data recording technology for Wang. It was
only used on the 380, and was fairly quickly replaced with standard
audio cassettes (though of course, they wanted you to buy the "Digital
Certified" Wang cassettes) on the Wang 500, 600, and 700-series
calculators.

Rick Bensene
The Old Calculator Web Museum
http://oldcalculatormuseum.com

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> On Wed, 6 Oct 2004, Gordon JC Pearce wrote:
>
> > Did anyone ever use 8-track cartridges for storing data? I've seen
> > them used for echo machines, and a variant is still used
> for storing
> > jingles and idents for radio stations, although minidisc and
> > sample-based systems have largely taken over.
>
> Dang, I'm drawing a blank right now but I had a conversation
> not too long ago with someone who used 8-track to store data.
> I forget who and what the circumstances were (i.e. was it
> for hobbyist or commercial purposes?)
>
> But yes, it was done.
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