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Try looking at this entry about the Philips compact cassette here:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compact_Cassette

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No, putting cassette tapes in the freezer will not revitalize them. This will damage the tapes. However, putting batteries into the freezer will revitalize the battery charge.


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When was the cassette player invented?

1973! That the cassette by itself but the cassette player came out in 1980 Nope. This cannot be correct, because I owned a cassette player and plenty of cassettes for it too, at least 3 years before that (when I was in Vietnam). And they were not a new technology when I bought mine. I also owned an 8-track tape player with tapes. I always wanted a reel-to-rell because they were supposed t be the best of all. But I never got around to getting one.


What is a cassette tape made of?

It turns out that cassette tape is made of a thin plastic layer, which holds a layer of ferric oxide. To put it another way, cassette tapes are using a material related to rust. Being a ferromagnetic substance, ferric oxide stores a magnetic field we expose it to. Please see a detailed explanation in the link.


What replaced 8 track tapes?

When I bought an 8-track player for my '79 Jeep CJ7, some of my friends made fun of me because they were all getting cassette players for their cars. Loved that Jeep. Loved that 8-track cranking out Jessi Coulter, Waylon Jennings and Willie Nelson.It was the cassette tape that replaced the 8-track, and cassettes had a good long run until the CD took over.

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Can airport X-rays damage cassette tapes?

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What does one consider when purchasing blank cassette tapes?

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Can you fix a cassette player that stops taking tapes?

A cassette player can be fixed that stops taking tapes. It would have to be taken apart to troubleshoot the problem, however,


Can I use my car stereo cassette deck to record, or just play tapes?

Unfortunately, car stero cassette decks can only play back tapes.


What came after LPs and before CDs?

Cassette Tapes


What were cassette tapes used for?

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What are some bad things about cassette tapes?

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