I feel like it wouldnt be too hard to fashion a spring that goes between the spindle and a modified cassette, so that as the spindle turns with each keystroke, the spring builds up tension, and enough letters to obscure all type in one spot, then it releases it all at once, advancing the tape.
duh, just remove the automatic repeatable part. this is why you should think before commenting, kids. jeepers look at me go
but yeah, while annoying for regular use, certainly doable for certain occasions. and probably could be semi-automated fairly easily
I feel like it wouldnt be too hard to fashion a spring that goes between the spindle and a modified cassette, so that as the spindle turns with each keystroke, the spring builds up tension, and enough letters to obscure all type in one spot, then it releases it all at once, advancing the tape.