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title: "From Outer Space?"
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url: "http://localhost/article/from-outer-space/"
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published_at: "2024-01-01T20:32:01+00:00"
modified_at: "2024-06-23T11:45:54+00:00"
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excerpt: "Is it a power pack from one of the George Lucas space fantasies, or is it a miniature magnetic tape drive from an IBM main frame? No to both. It is a new data cassette from Recoton Corporation. The first thing you will notice is the clear plastic housing which allows complete inspection and viewing…"
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  title: "Time Designs Magazine"
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volume: "1"
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pubdate: "Nov-Dec 1984"
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Is it a power pack from one of the George Lucas space fantasies, or is it a miniature magnetic tape drive from an IBM main frame? No to both. It is a new data cassette from Recoton Corporation. The first thing you will notice is the clear plastic housing which allows complete inspection and viewing of the tape reels. Recoton Data Cassettes are precision manufactured with a premium high density magnetic tape in a durable close tolerance plastic shell.