So how long was the 8track tape? If your program didn’t fit in one track, things would stall as the head moved to the next track.
8track recorders never seemed to sell well. I can’t imagine they were cheaper than a reasonable cassette deck. I used a surplus cassette transport, in effect a tape deck without cover. It cost about forty dollars. I added a power supply, volume controls (for both input and output) and level meters. I never had a problem.
