Sony develops a new tape cassette .. why??

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http://consequenceofsound.net/2014/05/r-i-p-ipod-sony-unveils-cassette-tape-that-can-hold-64750000-songs/

 

[Steve81]

To answer the why:

However, as Gizmodo points out, the super tape was originally developed for “long-term, industrial-sized data backup”

 

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To answer the why:

Missed that lil tidbit. Thanks.

 

[djreef]

Holy Crap! I'm glad I didn't ditch all those cassettes, now

 

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Holy Crap! I'm glad I didn't ditch all those cassettes, now

Yeah nothing like streaming serially to the song you want to hear 40 minutes later

 

[djreef]

Nah, it'd only be used for the mix tape from hell. Every song would have to be a fav.