Microcassette
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Not to be confused with the similar but incompatible Mini-Cassette format.
The Microcassette (often written generically as microcassette) is an audio storage medium, introduced by Olympus in 1969.
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Quick Facts Media type, Encoding ...
Media type | Magnetic cassette tape |
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Encoding | Analog signal |
Capacity | MC60 (30 min per side at 2.4 cm/s) MC10 MC15 MC30 |
Read mechanism | Tape head |
Write mechanism | Magnetic recording head |
Developed by | Olympus |
Usage | Dictation, audio storage |
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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.[citation needed]