Yup! And the ones with full logic controls that could be controlled via a dongle on the earphones wire! And automatic reverse so you didn't have to pop out and flip the tape! And automatic skip!

Such an exciting time.

It's funny to think about all the effort that went into innovating technologies to overcome the shortcomings of analogue solutions.

I used to think that future would be created by all these Japanese technological powerhouses. "How can the US compete?!?!"