I thoroughly enjoyed the EOTO segments of class. It was such a cool way to learn about some fun technologies and issues that I only had relatively surface-level knowledge of prior.
I found the presentation on cassette tapes to be so interesting to learn about. Someone from my generation only looks at cassette tapes from such an archaic thing, and we lack the understanding of how cassettes were such an innovative technology of their time.
As of the 2000s, cassette tapes are basically non-existent, but they were such a treasured and appreciated means of entertainment and education.
Their major disadvantages are that they just were unable to compete with the innovative replacements. Now, we can access this type of information via the internet and do not even need tangible tapes or discs. Another disadvantage was that they only had about a 10-year life span, but that is pretty impressive if you look at it from that time frame's point of view.
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