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Magnetic media was for the people. I don't mean spinning hard drives but audio cassettes and floppies provided more freedom than any other format.

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Audio cassettes are making a comeback!

It's a tiny niche right now, but that's what people said about LPs not so long ago.

Some of my favorite bands now release cassette tapes. I don't have a player at the moment, but soon!

https://theconversation.com/audio-cassettes-despite-being-a-...

I'm aware of /r/cassetteculture and other communities like it, but cassettes won't be back until literally any brand starts manufacturing and selling Type II cassettes, which are needed for archival work / fourtrack recording.

Wow, TIL... sealed TDK SA 90's cost $25 each on eBay!

Apparently this is due to a shortage of raw materials as well as market size?

I wonder if the problem could be solved by using other tape formats that might be more readily available, i.e. record audio to proper "good" tape in some other format and then figure out the rest later.

I definitely have some nostalgia for audio cassettes. I remember listing to the radio with the tape paused on record waiting for a song to come on to make a mix tape. Floppies I can't say I miss much. They were always getting corrupted. The only good thing I can think of is that AOL sent out free ones.

Ha, youngsters.

We listened to the radio with the tape paused to record computer programs!

UK?

NL, UK equipment ( Acorn Electron )

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