When I bought the original Apple II with a 6K integer basic and 2K assembler/disassembler built-in, the big choice was between 4K of RAM or 16K. I splurged. But the bigger problem was mass storage. A ...

I have some old tapes that are pretty shagged, basically - cleaning the tape heads and twiddling the azimuth hasn't helped. <br><br>I already know how to remove tape hiss and background, I was just ...

Old stereo gear doesn't have to collect dust. From streaming upgrades to smarter home setups, there are practical ways to ...

I got an email this week from a reader asking how to digitize audio cassettes. I’m guessing he wants to make sure the recordings don’t disintegrate from old age. Also, cassette players aren’t exactly ...

Described by some as “Europe’s biggest tech show,” the Berlin Radio Show has long been famous for exhibiting the next big thing in consumer electronics. In 1963, that was the compact audio cassette, ...

The humble cassette tape, beloved of 80s music lovers, may now be defunct—but it’s hardly surprising given that the once-revolutionary medium turns 50 today. The natural descendant of the ...