"C 90" Memorex cassette, high bias, one of two, 1980

"C 90" Memorex cassette, high bias, one of two, 1980

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"C 90" Memorex cassette, MRx3 oxide, one of two, as available commercially, 1980.

Memorex C90 Oxide high quality ferric cassette tape wound to C90 length, so 45 minutes per side, with Type I / Ferric tape. These tapes were commercially available in the 1980s, both as pre-recorded tapes and tapes that could be recorded. Casette tapes of this type could be listened to on "boom box" sound systems through loudspeakers; on Walkmans and other portable music devices which could listened to with headphones; and in casette players in cars.

Repeated plays could cause the casette tape to become entangled in the playing mechanism. This could be fixed by using a pencil to roll back the tape head and so return the casette tape to the plastic casette.

Details

Category:
Sound Reproduction
Object Number:
1980-1304/2
Materials:
plastic (unidentified) and paper (fibre product)
Measurements:
overall: 18 mm x 110 mm x 70 mm, .74 kg
type:
cassette
credit:
Memorex Tapes Ltd.