It's a real lost opportunity that we didn't call these Cassettepters. It's notatall difficult to say! OK, maybe Cassepter would be easier but isn't that, like, a sword or something? The descriptions are getting weird.

Links! Get 'em while they're hot!
The Techmoan video I referenced;
   • The Magnetic Tape Viewer  see the so...  
My own very old video about video tape;
   • The Impossible Feat inside Your VCR  

Other links!
Technology Connextras (the second channel that stuff goes on sometimes):
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