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>1978 Fun fact: Radio Shack sold computer tape cassettes until the late 1980s for its TRS line. Incredible how they had decade old obsolete technology on the s
by drzaiusapelord 6y ago
>1978
Fun fact: Radio Shack sold computer tape cassettes until the late 1980s for its TRS line. Incredible how they had decade old obsolete technology on the shelves.
- mpl 6y agoThat isn't unique to Radio Shack or the TRS line. Lots of systems (including Atari, Sinclair, Commodore) used cassettes well into the 80s, especially in Europe.
- btbuildem 6y agoI have fond memories of loading code off tape into our Computer Club's ZX Spectrum. Worthy precursor to modem sounds!
- 13of40 6y agoThe last time I remember using a tape to save a program was in 1983. That's the year my dad bought the Peripheral Expansion System for our TI/99-4a, which came with a single-sided 5.25 inch floppy drive.
- billfruit 6y agoI guess its use continued in some domains, I have seen tapes being used as removable storage as recently as about 10 years ago.