National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped, Turntable (was) Property of the U.S. Government. Model A-80, manufactured by Interstate Industries.
@CorporalClegg1000 Very true. But these machines are made to play records that spin at 8 1/3 RPM. This machine can play 33 1/3, 16 3/4 and the illusive 8 1/3 speed. Not made to sound great, but did the job in the 70's.
Cool - I have one of these. If your interested, I have records this machine was made to play. Not 33 1/3 but 8 1/3 RPM. They play for about 2 and a half hours per side if they are standard 12 inch mono. Maybe 1 hour per side at 10 inch. There are even 9 inch records that are more like floppy disc. I have a lot of these if you are interested.
That said, hey I have vision problems and think it would be great if they still made turntables for the blind, because some of us are audiophiles/vintage enthusiasts (well it wouldn't make much sense to get an HDTV, video games would it?) and Vinyl LPs are not really blind-friendly but they're fun.
@MJAngelLove I don't really understand your problem with my comment, I too have a vision impairment, so I know what it's like to be patronised, it's not fun and I don't like it, I wasn't intending to patronise anyone, and if I did I'm sorry, I wasn't suggesting that blind people are helpless because they are not.
I'm Leagaly Blind. I've seen one in my childhood when I went to a computer camp in Stauntan. They were being phaised out and the 4 track cassetes were the in thing as far as books. Now they have library books on flash drives and they have special players for them also we can get talking books on the Kindle like sighted people get print ones the talking books also show text to. I'm 33 seen it all so far I know I'll see more love technology.
@CorporalClegg1000 Very true. But these machines are made to play records that spin at 8 1/3 RPM. This machine can play 33 1/3, 16 3/4 and the illusive 8 1/3 speed. Not made to sound great, but did the job in the 70's.
dave631bnetzero 1 month ago
Cool - I have one of these. If your interested, I have records this machine was made to play. Not 33 1/3 but 8 1/3 RPM. They play for about 2 and a half hours per side if they are standard 12 inch mono. Maybe 1 hour per side at 10 inch. There are even 9 inch records that are more like floppy disc. I have a lot of these if you are interested.
dave631bnetzero 1 month ago
That said, hey I have vision problems and think it would be great if they still made turntables for the blind, because some of us are audiophiles/vintage enthusiasts (well it wouldn't make much sense to get an HDTV, video games would it?) and Vinyl LPs are not really blind-friendly but they're fun.
CorporalClegg1000 5 months ago
@Lachlant1984
That's ok I did't know.:)
MJAngelLove 5 months ago
@MJAngelLove I don't really understand your problem with my comment, I too have a vision impairment, so I know what it's like to be patronised, it's not fun and I don't like it, I wasn't intending to patronise anyone, and if I did I'm sorry, I wasn't suggesting that blind people are helpless because they are not.
Lachlant1984 5 months ago
@Lachlant1984
I don't appreciate that comment about who the turntable was desighned for because we're not a bunch of helpless idiots you SON OF A BITCH.
MJAngelLove 5 months ago
I'm Leagaly Blind. I've seen one in my childhood when I went to a computer camp in Stauntan. They were being phaised out and the 4 track cassetes were the in thing as far as books. Now they have library books on flash drives and they have special players for them also we can get talking books on the Kindle like sighted people get print ones the talking books also show text to. I'm 33 seen it all so far I know I'll see more love technology.
MJAngelLove 6 months ago
its a little sad when u read the description and play the vid at the same time
bassgeek388 8 months ago
That doesn't sound too bad for what I'm assuming is a ceramic cartridge!
circlesky73 9 months ago
i'm getting a Abby Road vinyl for christmas this year =)
NESHero 1 year ago