The Digital Compact Cassette, or DCC, was one such format ... and wrote some software that enables him to control the tape recorder directly. We can’t help but be impressed by the amount ...

For this week’s Hack Chat, we’re talking about reverse engineering the Digital Compact Cassette. Why should we care about an obsolete format that was only on the market for four years?

Introduced by Philips in 1965, the "Compact Cassette" offered an alternative ... many of the first personal computers allowed audio cassette recorders to function as digital storage.

News that Revox is relaunching its B77 Reel-to-Reel tape recorder as a new MK III model had us delving ... Swedish electronics wizard Love Hultén has created the bespoke C-52, a wall-mounted cassette ...