by Kristine Schmucker, HCHM Curator Today the 8-track tape is considered a failure of technology, a “laughable derelict from the Seventies,” but at one time these tapes were an important innovation. In the late 1950s and early 1960s, several new technologies were developed including the 4-track tape, 8-track tape and the Play Tape format. The reel-to-reel … Continue reading From Innovation to Laughable Derelict: 8-Track Tapes