Re: [AV Media Matters] Microcassette History

[smolians@erols.com]

Interesting.  I'm preparing a talk on this very matter to give in mid-June.
I go back to Poulsen.  According to my own definition, a bit ideosyncratic I
admit, the microcassette is really late since you can still find machines to
play them.

Steve Smolian

-----Original Message-----
From: smweiss@email.unc.edu <smweiss@email.unc.edu>
To: AV-Media-Matters@topica.com <AV-Media-Matters@topica.com>
Date: Thursday, March 30, 2000 5:00 PM
Subject: [AV Media Matters] Microcassette History

>Does anyone know when Microcassettes were first introduced?
>
>I'm working on an exhibit of special audio formats and would like to
>find an accurate source.
>
>Thanks in advance.
>
>Steven Weiss
>Sound and Image Librarian
>Southern Folklife Collection
>Manuscripts Department
>University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
>(919)962-1345