RIP Lou Ottens - Inventor of cassette tapes
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Lou Ottens, inventor of the cassette tape and a CD pioneer died aged 94 at his home in Duizel in Brabant on Saturday, Dutch media report.
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Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Sycamore Slough
RIP Mr. Ottens.
RIP Mr. Ottens.
I had always thought that Brabant was a region of Belgium known for the Lambic style of Beer.
Stories I've read in the past credited some Sony engineer with CD invention. Quite educational to learn more details.
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Alan R
I will honor him with a spin
I will honor him with a spin of a UDXL II
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Localcountyline
I think most folks here would
I think most folks here would want to raise a toast to this man. How many tapes did we all buy/trade?
How many millions did they sell?
Amazing. I still have some that sound better now 35 years later than some CD's and downloads, etc...
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Strangha
The CD player in my 2001
The CD player in my 2001 Subaru went out a few years ago and I've been listening to cassettes.
Kinda fun listening to the old radio shows I did. Lots of 45 minute sets with little to no interruption. Sure makes my 3 1/2 hour drives to southern Utah more fun. Someday, maybe after I retire, I'll transfer to Audacity and digitize them.
So thanks to Mr. Ottens and RIP.
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: KeseyB
It fits all my tapes...
While driving cross country, tapes were sure easier to play than vinyl!
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: DaBreeze
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Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Mice elf
In high school in the car
In high school in the car when the tape stretched or broke, the passenger was responsible for unfurling every inch of the damn thing out the car window and down the street while the other would keep driving.
god damn that was dumb
making Jerry portraits would've been a much better call
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Man our community owes him
Man our community owes him (and paid him) a lot!
I ticked in at around 3,800 tapes before CD’s came along.
Thank you Lou Ottens for a real good time!
RIP