Picocassette is an audio storage medium introduced by Dictaphone in collaboration with JVC in 1985.
Media type | Magnetic cassette tape |
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Encoding | Analog signal |
Capacity | 30 minutes |
Read mechanism | Tape head |
Write mechanism | Magnetic recording head |
Usage | Dictation |
The Picocassette was introduced to compete with the Microcassette, introduced by Olympus, and the Mini-Cassette, by Philips.
Size
It is approximately half the size of the previous Microcassette, and was intended for highly portable dictation devices. With a tape speed of 9 mm/s, each cassette could hold up to 60 minutes of dictation, 30 minutes per side. The signal-to-noise ratio was 35 dB. The widest dimension of the picocassette was near 42 mm (1.7 in).
See also
References
External links
- Image of a Picocassette (including ruler and Compact Cassette for comparison), at the Cassette Recorder Museum
- Techmoan: The Picocassette - Smallest Analogue Cassette Tape ever made