Recovering the last recordings from a machine decommissioned decades ago. In this video I’m attempting to find out what’s on a set of tape cartridges discovered in a disused comms room at a railway station. The video follows the process through, from figuring out the most likely tape track layout, to transferring the tapes and ultimately playing them back. CHAPTERS 00:00 Background Information 02:32 A look at the carts 04:41 A NAB cart 05:25 DJ Jingles 06:44 The Ansafone machine 07:27 Choosing a suitable tape player 09:28 Re-spooling & recording 11:17 THE ANNOUNCEMENT 12:11 Analysis 13:40 Round up 14:48 Credits FAQ: Q) Why not view the track layout on the tape with the 3M Magnetic Tape Viewer A) Initially the thought never entered my mind as I was confident I'd correctly guessed the track layout, then later after the playback I remembered I had the 3M Viewer - so had a look, but the recording was so quiet it barely registered and the results were inconclusive. Q) Hold on a minute - 0203 Area code wasn't launched until 2003 A) Nope - 0203 Was the code for Coventry until 1995 - see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PhONEday --------------SUBSCRIBE----------------- null ------------Merchandise---------------- https://teespring.com/stores/techmoan-merch ------------SUPPORT-------------- This channel can be supported through Patreon https://www.patreon.com/techmoan ******Patrons usually have early access to videos****** ---------Outro Music---------- Over Time - Vibe Tracks https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VSSswVZSgJw -----Outro Sound Effect----- ThatSFXGuy - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5M3-ZV5-QDM