Definition of Microcassette
The Microcassette (often written generically as microcassette) is an analog audio cassette storage format, introduced by Olympus in 1969.
It has the same width of magnetic tape as the Compact Cassette but in a cassette roughly one quarter the size. By using thinner tape and half or a quarter the tape speed, microcassettes can offer comparable recording time to the compact cassette but in a smaller package.
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What is Microcassette?
The Microcassette (often written generically as microcassette) is an analog audio cassette storage format, introduced by Olympus in 1969.
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- Wikipedia: Microcassette – CC BY-SA 4.0
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