<p>If you've ever seen or heard a cassette tape or an 8-track tape or bought a blank cassette tape, then there's a high probability that I worked on the machine that made it. Early on in my career, I was an electronics technician, and for five years I worked for Columbia Broadcasting Systems (CBS) in their cassette and 8-track tape factory - wow, do I have some stories!</p>

If you've ever seen or heard a cassette tape or an 8-track tape or bought a blank cassette tape, then there's a high probability that I worked on the machine that made it. Early on in my career, I was an electronics technician, and for five years I worked for Columbia Broadcasting Systems (CBS) in their cassette and 8-track tape factory - wow, do I have some stories!

Yes, I made 8-tapes, but I also worked where they pressed LPs and 45s.

True stories about technologies I've used over the past fifty years. From 4-bit, Intel 4004 microprocessors to the marvel of op-amps to building an interface to an HP-3000 in a rat-infested animal feed company.

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Yes, I made 8-tapes, but I also worked where they pressed LPs and 45s.

Yes, I made 8-tapes, but I also worked where they pressed LPs and 45s.