Hi, Open reel tapes are equivelent to tapes like used on the older reel to reel tape recorders. They used to have open reel tapes for audio and video recorders. Many are still in use today. Open reel tapes had to be hand threaded through the tape transport whereas a cassette tape is self contained and the transport handles all the unloading and loading functions. Hope this helps, Cubby
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yes. all the components in a VHS are plastic. plastics are to be recylcled.
Before Floppy disks were available, people still transferred data. It used to be with help of punch cards, reel to reel tapes, and cassette tapes. The early home computers used cassette tapes.
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Google tells us there are a few online places and some B&M places too. DVD Your Memories was the top spot in google for reel to reel to digital
Old fashioned storage devices include punch cards, reel to reel tapes, and diskette drives.
Magnet, impacts the video or audio reel due to its magnetic fields
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Find someone that has a reel to reel deck and a CD recorder. Some computers have a CD Burner and external audio inputs. Stand alone CD Burners are available for purchase now. Check your phone book, small studios will do this kind of transfer for a fee.
A good secound hand reel will cost u $150 and up depeneding on size of reel.
8-track tapes have one reel . . . that is why they can keep on playing without having to turn them over.