Cassette tape
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The cassette tape, officially named the Compact Cassette, is an analog magnetic tape recording format designed for audio recording and playback. It was invented by Lou Ottens and his team at the Dutch company Philips and introduced in August 1963. The format became highly popular worldwide for music distribution and personal recording throughout the late 20th century.
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Cassette tapes retain more information than heavily compressed MP3 files.
“there's more. There's more information in a little cassette tape than on a. You know what. It's mp3 that's been compressed, you know, and compressed and compressed and compressed.”
Open the episode · #2532 - Tim RobbinsListen at 1:18:38
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