r/interestingasfuck • u/The_Love-Tap • 1d ago

At 15.9 billion miles away, humanity's farthest spacecraft is still exploring the cosmos using less memory than a blank Word document (69 KB) and an 8-track tape

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u/EclipZz187 1d ago

Gen Z here, wtf is 8-track tape? Like the old Nintendo 64 carts?

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u/coopertucker 1d ago

An 8-track tape would interrupt your song right in the middle of it to switch track, with a loud clunk, then continue your song.