“A number of different technologies were explored, and the only one that really had any promise was magnetic tape.” "Good Times" star Jimmie Walker in an ad for portable 8-track player ...

Later on, many manufacturers made a play for 8-track tapes, but Learjet started the craze. This ad shows an underdash Lear Jet Stereo 8 player in what looks like a 1965 Dodge Coronet, complete ...

Earl Muntz’s televisions were cut-price, first costing under $150 and then under $100, and he appeared in the subsequent ads himself ... especially if an 8-track tape was left in the player ...

I fixed lots of them through the years, and I still contend that the 8-track tape player deserved a far ... quality machines (e.g., the one in this ad) gave the medium a bad reputation.

The ad copy says you can turn your 8-Track player into a 4-channel ... “no battery required.” We suspect the tape mechanism moving must have spun a generator to power the device, but that ...

The 8-track magnetic tapes, housed in lightweight plastic casings ... as well as benefiting from fewer ads, loyalty rewards and much more.

An earlier magnetic tape cartridge technology introduced by Lear Jet in 1964 as Stereo 8, although widely known by its 8-track moniker. Stereo 8 was an 8-track version of the 4-track Muntz ...

What exactly was the 8-Track tape? Gather round youngsters! As the old(er) staffer at Loudwire, when we recently saw National 8-Track Tape Day coming up on the calendar, it sparked some moments of ...

WASHINGTON – AI regulation is in the hands of "JCPenney leisure suit"-wearing lawmakers who still have "8-track tape players," which could mean trouble, says one Republican lawmaker. Last week ...

Q: I have a box full of 8-track tapes. Do they still make and sell 8-track players? If so, what would be your recommendation, and where can someone purchase one? A: Believe it or not, yours is the ...