The 2.5-by-4-inch compact cassette that overtook vinyl albums and passed by eight-track tapes in the 1970s and '80s is experiencing a bit of a comeback, which some say is being fueled by the growth of indie music popularity.
HotHardware: Historians can argue the exact date of the compact cassette tape's birth, but as far as Philips is concerned, it was on this day in 1963 when the company first launched the format at its headquarters in Amsterdam. It's hard to believe it's been that long, but that makes the compact cassette 50 years old today.
Incredible Things-"Stacks of casette tapes everywhere are collecting dust. Among them, hundreds of carefully-curated-with-love mix tapes. Bring them into this century and feel the love, thanks to a device that converts audio tape cassettes into MP3 files and stores them directly onto an iPhone or iPod touch. Using a free app, conversion to MP3 is as simple as inserting the cassette, docking an iDevice, and pressing play. No more rewinding, fast-forwarding, and flipping tapes, you old school fool. $80"
I miss those old days when they had VHS, floppy disks, cassettes, and cartridges....
It was a simpler time :(
Yep, VHS and Cassettes were my days man. I used to record myself making funny voices, did the high speed dubbing, noise reduction and so on. I remember once taking a magnet eraser and wiping a number of my dad's tapes... he was so pissed lol.