Friday, 13 September 2013

The Audio Cassette Is 50 Years Old Today



The Audio Cassette Is 50 Years Old Today
Sep 13th 2013, 14:30, by Jamie Condliffe

1900t3n8wk2a3jpgThe natural descendant of the 8-track—which used similar magnetic tape but housed it in a much bigger, bulkier frame—the audio cassette, was the brainchild of engineers at Philips. Its precise birthday is open to some debate, but Philips is insistent that the format was officially launched at its Amsterdam HQ on September 13th, 1963. Containing [...]

    







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