8-track cartridge
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The 8-track tape is a magnetic-tape sound recording technology that was popular from the mid-1960s to the early 1980s, when the compact cassette, which pre-dated the 8-track system, surpassed it in popularity for pre-recorded music. Wikipedia
Capacity: Four stereo channels
Developed by: Lear Industries
Read mechanism: Tape head
Usage: Audio storage
Write mechanism: Magnetic recording head