<?xml version="1.0" encoding='utf-8'?>
<!DOCTYPE wml PUBLIC "-//WAPFORUM//DTD WML 1.1//EN" "http://www.wapforum.org/DTD/wml_1.1.xml">
<wml>
<card id="card1" title="Cassette deck - Page 2 - Wikipedia">
<p>
<a accesskey="1" href="page.php?w=cassette_deck&amp;p=1">1.Previous</a><br />
<a accesskey="3" href="page.php?w=cassette_deck&amp;p=3">3.Next</a>
</p>
<p>In the latter case, it is also called a <b>component cassette deck</b> or just a <b>component deck</b>.</p>

<p><big> History </big></p>
<p><big> Roots </big></p>
<p><a href="page.php?w=Image%3ARadioShack-ctr-119.jpg">thumb</a>The first consumer tape recorder to employ a tape reel permanently housed in a small removable cartridge was the <a href="page.php?w=RCA_tape_cartridge">RCA tape cartridge</a>, which appeared in 1958 as a predecessor to the cassette format. At that time, <a href="page.php?w=reel-to-reel">reel-to-reel</a> recorders and players were commonly</p><p>
<a accesskey="1" href="page.php?w=cassette_deck&amp;p=1">1.Previous</a><br />
<a accesskey="3" href="page.php?w=cassette_deck&amp;p=3">3.Next</a>
</p>

<do type="prev" label="Search">
        <go href="search.wml"/>
</do>

</card>
</wml>
