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@avavsystems@mastodon.world I still use cassettes occasionally. I avoided them except for a colour test card program on a Spectrum and some testing software on a Jupiter Ace. They came out about a year before 8-Track (LearJet) in 1962, though there was a larger RCA version in 1958. Later Sony did the large Elcaset. The only redeeming feature is location memory, for audio books / books for the blind, where also the quality is adequate. Mainframes used 1/2" tape. Computer backup still uses tape in cartridges.