Realistic SCT-42 Cassette Deck

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This Realistic SCT-42 is a auto-reverse stereo cassette deck with Dolby B and C noise reduction, it was first sold by Realistic in 1985 and discontinued 12 years later in 1997.

The main features of the Realistic SCT-42 cassette deck are: 2 heads, tape type selection and capable of handling normal, chrome and metal tapes.

Typical front loading cassette deck. Tape eject is operated mechanically and the cassette needs to be placed with the side to be played facing forward in the cassette well.

Dolby C-type used in the Realistic SCT-42 provides 20 dB of noise reduction above about 1,000 Hz, fully doubling the amount given by B-type.

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1985 Live Aid, a day-long global concert broadcast that raised money for humanitarian efforts in Africa.

1986 Pixar founded by Edwin Catmull, Alvy Ray Smith and Steve Jobs.

1987 Sony launched DAT (Digital Audio Tape) as a new audio tape standard

1988 Sony begins producing VHS recorders

1989 Introduction of Hi8 video format, an improvement of Video8

1990 Release of Photoshop 1.0 for Macintosh computers by Adobe.

1991 Introduction of MiniDisc by Sony

1992 The Atari 2600 is finally discontinued 15 years after its introduction in September 1977

1993 The first graphical program able to view data on the "web" is released through a program called Mosaic

1994 CompactFlash (CF) mass storage device format used in portable electronic devices introduced by SanDisk

1995 Full commercialization in the U.S. of the Internet by removing the last restrictions on carrying commercial traffic.

1996 Nintendo announces the Nintendo 64 (a 64-bit game system).

1997 Start of the Nakamichi cassette deck resource on Geocities.com

Realistic SCT-42 Cassette Deck

This Realistic SCT-42 is a auto-reverse stereo cassette deck with Dolby B and C noise reduction, it was first sold by Realistic in 1985 and discontinued 12 years later in 1997.

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Similar to Realistic SCT-42 from the period 1985 - 1997