Retro Tech - The 3M Cantata 700

Ive never seen one of these in the wild. I did see a lot of 19" 2u machines that had 4 cassette decks. And even a system with four 8 track cart players. Of course the 90s brought CD players with multiple discs, and subscription to satellite radio services. An interesting piece of tech. Thanks for sharing.

I used to wonder as a kid what was used to play that background muzak, now I know what one system was. Thanks :)

In hindsight despite the entertainment value it seems like this one may be a bit too off the wall to get the audience it would need to pay for itself. I've had a few videos go slightly viral recently when sites like gizmodo reposted them. Perhaps BGM isn't the kind of thing too many people are interested in. I enjoyed playing around with the equipment though, so can't win them all. I think I'll have to make a few normal vids for a while to pay the bills.

Nice sneaky bit of Muppetry at the end - I almost turned it off too soon!

Fascinating video as always - thanks for all the effort you've gone to!

This was oddly pleasant to watch moving about. Thanks much for fighting with it to get it into working order!