Mickey7@lemmy.world to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 2 months agoYou really have to reach back to remember how THIS worked in your carlemmy.worldimagemessage-square66linkfedilinkarrow-up1642arrow-down116
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minus-squareRade0nfighter@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15·2 months agoLike how did these even work??
minus-squarezurohki@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up29·2 months agoInstead of running a magnetic tape over the cassette player’s sensor, you put an electromagnet on it powered by the headphone jack. The cassette player just reads the magnetic field and doesn’t know any difference.
minus-squarestebo@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·2 months agodamn I thought it was writing the tape in real time that would be insane
minus-squareMickey7@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up13arrow-down1·2 months agoYou shoved the cassette into your car radio and plugged the other end into a cd player
minus-squarepeopleproblems@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up14·2 months agoComputer Engineer here, studied QED and E&M. This is the most accurate answer
minus-squareno banana@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down1·edit-22 months agoThe player reads a magnetic tape. Put the same reader inside the cassette and reverse it, now the player reads a reader.
minus-squareburgersc12@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·2 months agoTechnology connections explains it very well
minus-squareRade0nfighter@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 months agoGreat explanation I get it now!
Like how did these even work??
Instead of running a magnetic tape over the cassette player’s sensor, you put an electromagnet on it powered by the headphone jack. The cassette player just reads the magnetic field and doesn’t know any difference.
damn I thought it was writing the tape in real time that would be insane
You shoved the cassette into your car radio and plugged the other end into a cd player
Computer Engineer here, studied QED and E&M.
This is the most accurate answer
The player reads a magnetic tape. Put the same reader inside the cassette and reverse it, now the player reads a reader.
Technology connections explains it very well
Great explanation I get it now!