Yup, I'm that old.

[osodecanela]

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[broduke2000.livejournal.com]

I can't tell you how many cassette players I fixed because the take-up reel didn't take up.

For the fortunate ones that turned off the motor, I used a pen to take up the slack.

There were way too many, though, where the tape broke in half and wrapped around the capstan.



PS: If any of you have a bad cassette machine, I'm NO LONGER working on them, period.

[grizzlyzone.livejournal.com]

I had a portable reel-to-reel a la "Mission Impossible".

[barbarian-rat.livejournal.com]

I'm assuming that they were introduced to the market the same year?

[osodecanela.livejournal.com]

No, but you're close. The cassette was introduced in this country in '58 and the Bic crystal in '59.

Had to look this one up. I knew about the Bic, but thought the cassette was later.

[grizzlyzone.livejournal.com]

In the old days, the conical tips were solid brass. You could fire them out of a gun, through a plank, and they'd still write.

However, put them in a pocket, tip side up, and you'd get big blue inkstains.

Trivia question: How much were they?