The Evolution of Technology series continues with Audio Tape, co-written by Professor David E. Weber and myself.

Who remembers reel-to-reel tape recorders? How about 8-Track cassettes AND the sound they made when they switched from one to another of the four “tracks?” Regular audiocassettes, remember those? There was a time, when we had vinyl LPs aka record albums and ONLY various forms of audiotape. But, I’m dating myself yet again.

Professor Weber will weigh in with his thoughts later in this column.