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Title: RIP -- Lou Ottens, inventor of the cassette tape
Post by: steve58 on March 13, 2021, 04:58:24 PM

Made many a mixed tape in my younger days. Thanks and RIP Lou.

And for all you young whipper snappers, these are cassette tapes. :tickedoff:

(https://www.grogheads.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fstatic.techspot.com%2Fimages2%2Fnews%2Fbigimage%2F2021%2F03%2F2021-03-13-image-6-j.webp&hash=8afc8266bb5eeeeb1984f1fc950d9ad50e2fe39b)

https://www.techspot.com/news/88916-cassette-tape-inventor-lou-ottens-dies-age-94.html

Title: Re: RIP -- Lou Ottens, inventor of the cassette tape
Post by: Gusington on March 13, 2021, 07:21:51 PM

Loved my tape collection when I was a teenager. RIP.

Title: Re: RIP -- Lou Ottens, inventor of the cassette tape
Post by: bobarossa on March 22, 2021, 10:06:48 AM

RIP. First music I ever purchased was on a cassette tape (Fragile by Yes). And my 2003 convertible has a combo CD/Cassette player in it. Your legacy lives on.

Title: Re: RIP -- Lou Ottens, inventor of the cassette tape
Post by: demjansk1942 on March 22, 2021, 05:14:39 PM

Great album by Yes. I was running on Long Island one day and found a 8 track container with a bunch of 8 tracks, must have been around 1977 and Fragile was in there. I remember because Roundabout was the popular song, gave all the tracks to my neighbor. Don't remember the other 8 tracks in the storage

Title: Re: RIP -- Lou Ottens, inventor of the cassette tape
Post by: steve58 on March 22, 2021, 05:26:29 PM

Ah Yes...Roundabout :) Released a few years before I could really appreciate it. O0

Title: Re: RIP -- Lou Ottens, inventor of the cassette tape
Post by: demjansk1942 on March 22, 2021, 06:27:04 PM

Thanks for including that song was popular going to listen to it now

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