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- From: fontana@iguana.cis.ohio-state.edu (Mark Fontana)
- Newsgroups: rec.audio
- Subject: Re: An old 8-track cassette player
- Message-ID: <1992Aug30.031845.23292@cis.ohio-state.edu>
- Date: 30 Aug 92 03:18:45 GMT
- Article-I.D.: cis.1992Aug30.031845.23292
- References: <X1gaqB4w164w@cellar.org>
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- Organization: The Ohio State University Dept. of Computer and Info. Science
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- In article <X1gaqB4w164w@cellar.org> hacksaw@cellar.org (Hacksaw) writes:
-
- >I have an old 8-track audio cassette player and I was wondering if there was
- >a "converter" or something in which I could put a standard audio cassette
- >into and have it play. For example, there are VHS tapes that allow you to
- >play an 8mm film.
-
- 8mm film? I doubt it! :) 8mm video? Possibly, but the only ones I've
- seen were for VHS-C.
-
- >Is there a 8-track tape that allows me to insert a regular
- >tape into it? Thanx in advance.
-
- Yes, these devices exist (or once existed :). I think my parents
- used to have one made by Radio Shack that they used to play tapes in
- their old car. It stuck in like a cartridge and had a big ugly
- box protruding from the 8-track player.
-
- My question to you is- WHY?!?
-
-
- Mark
-