The magic of magnetism
Music on a ribbon
The spinning platters
Swiping through life
Earth's ancient tape recorder
YOUR GOAL
Master of How magnetic surfaces keep our secrets
007skaty Music on a Ribbon
Ribbon of rust, ribbon of rust, We're playing our favorite tune on a ribbon of rust!
007skaty The Japanese cassette player sold millions of units worldwide, letting people listen to magnetic tapes while walking, running,
007skaty Swipe the magnetic stripe to discover how stored data translates into sound.
The cassette pencil: Cassette tape users in the 1980s quickly learned that a standard hexagonal pencil fit perfectly into the tape's spools to manually wind loose magnetic ribbons.
Why do modern tech giants like Google and IBM still use magnetic tape cartridges today?
Which material replaced paper as the flexible base for magnetic recording tapes in the 1930s?
Approximately how long can data safely survive on a modern archival magnetic tape cartridge?
What cheap, everyday substance did Fritz Pfleumer use to coat his very first experimental magnetic tape?