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Out of curiosity, why didn't any 8 Track players have a rewind button similar to other tape machines, like Cassette players and Open Reel players? A few uper end players had a fast forward button, but never a rewind button.
I understand that the 8 Track tape is a loop within the cartridge, but still, a rewind button to rewind back a bit would have come in handy at times.
hi. bill lear the "inventor of 8 track" took the 4 track concept originated by earl muntz and modified it to "invent" 8 track. lear in fact was one of the original investors in muntz. he doubled the amount of material that could be recorded on a 4 track thereby also introducing crosstalk which is hearing two tracks at once if the machine goes even slightly out of alignment. he also removed the pinch roller from the machine and put it into the cartridge. earl muntz did invent the car stereo player, but did not invent the continous loop cartridge. it was invented by fidelipac and had already been in wide use in the radio broadcast industry. he simply changed the recording method to allow 2 stereo tracks to be placed on the tape using the technology already in use on reel to reel machines. so you see why no rewind, all these guys did was take a concept already in use and adapt it for their purpose. in a 4 track or 8 track the tape is pulled from the inside of the loop past the heads then winds around the outside of the loop. rewinding is simply not technically feasable. rca did have a reel to reel cartridge format for home use in the late 50's about the size of 3 8 track tapes laid side to side. it was a marketing failure, so no attempt was ever made to adapt it to the automotive environment. the cassette was invented by philips of holland and was initially a market failure, in fact, such a flop originally that philips allowed the concept to be used without any royalty payments whatsoever. i carried the original phillips/norelco cassette player in my stores and couldn't give them away. for more info see 8 track heaven.com. they have drawings that show how they function.
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