{"id":58,"date":"2025-09-26T21:13:01","date_gmt":"2025-09-26T21:13:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/historyoftech.mcclurken.org\/cassettes\/?page_id=58"},"modified":"2025-11-13T15:12:37","modified_gmt":"2025-11-13T15:12:37","slug":"impact","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/historyoftech.mcclurken.org\/cassettes\/?page_id=58","title":{"rendered":"Impact"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='pt-cv-wrapper'> <div class=\"pt-cv-view pt-cv-onebig iscvblock iscvreal above-others onebig1 layout1\" id=\"pt-cv-view-q5oeygzg\"><div data-id=\"pt-cv-page-1\" class=\"pt-cv-page\" data-cvc=\"1\"><div class=\" pt-cv-content-item pt-cv-1-col cv-main-post\" ><div class=\"pt-cv-thumb-wrapper  \"><a href=\"https:\/\/historyoftech.mcclurken.org\/cassettes\/?p=306\" class=\"_self pt-cv-href-thumbnail pt-cv-thumb-default\" target=\"_self\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"490\" src=\"https:\/\/historyoftech.mcclurken.org\/cassettes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/denon_spankingnew_i_60-768x490.jpg\" class=\"pt-cv-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/historyoftech.mcclurken.org\/cassettes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/denon_spankingnew_i_60-768x490.jpg 768w, https:\/\/historyoftech.mcclurken.org\/cassettes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/denon_spankingnew_i_60-300x191.jpg 300w, https:\/\/historyoftech.mcclurken.org\/cassettes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/denon_spankingnew_i_60-500x319.jpg 500w, https:\/\/historyoftech.mcclurken.org\/cassettes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/denon_spankingnew_i_60.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p class=\"pt-cv-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/historyoftech.mcclurken.org\/cassettes\/?p=306\" class=\"_self\" target=\"_self\" >The Legacy of the Cassette<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div> <\/div> <style>\n#pt-cv-view-q5oeygzg {text-align: center}#pt-cv-view-q5oeygzg .pt-cv-thumb-wrapper {margin-left: auto; 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}#pt-cv-view-q5oeygzg > .pt-cv-page {grid-template-columns: repeat(1, 1fr);grid-gap: 20px;}\n@media all and (max-width: 1024px) { \n#pt-cv-view-q5oeygzg > .pt-cv-page {grid-template-columns: repeat(1, 1fr);}\n} \n@media all and (max-width: 767px) { \n#pt-cv-view-q5oeygzg > .pt-cv-page {grid-template-columns: repeat(1, 1fr);}\n} <\/style>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Lasting Legacies<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class='pt-cv-wrapper'> <div class=\"pt-cv-view pt-cv-blockgrid iscvblock iscvreal grid1 layout1\" id=\"pt-cv-view-u705i6kr\"><div data-id=\"pt-cv-page-1\" class=\"pt-cv-page\" data-cvc=\"2\"><div class=\" pt-cv-content-item pt-cv-1-col\" ><div class=\"pt-cv-thumb-wrapper  \"><a href=\"https:\/\/historyoftech.mcclurken.org\/cassettes\/?p=300\" class=\"_self pt-cv-href-thumbnail pt-cv-thumb-default\" target=\"_self\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"509\" src=\"https:\/\/historyoftech.mcclurken.org\/cassettes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/radio_shack_concertape_90.jpg\" class=\"pt-cv-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<h4 class=\"pt-cv-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/historyoftech.mcclurken.org\/cassettes\/?p=300\" class=\"_self\" target=\"_self\" >Mix-tapes<\/a><\/h4><\/div>\n<div class=\" pt-cv-content-item pt-cv-1-col\" ><div class=\"pt-cv-thumb-wrapper  \"><a href=\"https:\/\/historyoftech.mcclurken.org\/cassettes\/?p=293\" class=\"_self pt-cv-href-thumbnail pt-cv-thumb-default\" target=\"_self\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"509\" src=\"https:\/\/historyoftech.mcclurken.org\/cassettes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/orig_0059_fuji_cdfan1_90.jpg\" class=\"pt-cv-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<h4 class=\"pt-cv-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/historyoftech.mcclurken.org\/cassettes\/?p=293\" class=\"_self\" target=\"_self\" >Success of the Cassette: The Walkman<\/a><\/h4><\/div><\/div><\/div> <\/div> <style>\n#pt-cv-view-u705i6kr {text-align: center}#pt-cv-view-u705i6kr .pt-cv-thumb-wrapper {margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;}\n#pt-cv-view-u705i6kr .pt-cv-meta-fields {  }#pt-cv-view-u705i6kr .pt-cv-meta-fields * { font-size: 13px; }#pt-cv-view-u705i6kr .pt-cv-thumb-wrapper:not(.miniwrap) {  }#pt-cv-view-u705i6kr .pt-cv-thumbnail:not(.pt-cv-thumbnailsm) { height: 279px; }#pt-cv-view-u705i6kr .pt-cv-title a { display: block; }#pt-cv-view-u705i6kr .pt-cv-title:not(.pt-cv-titlesm) a { font-weight: 600;text-decoration: none;font-size: 20px; }#pt-cv-view-u705i6kr .pt-cv-titlesm a { font-weight: 600;font-size: 18px; }#pt-cv-view-u705i6kr .pt-cv-content { font-size: 15px; }#pt-cv-view-u705i6kr .pt-cv-rmwrap {  }#pt-cv-view-u705i6kr .pt-cv-readmore { color: #fff;background-color: #0075ff;font-size: 14px; }#pt-cv-view-u705i6kr .pt-cv-taxoterm {  }#pt-cv-view-u705i6kr .pt-cv-taxoterm * { color: #222;background-color: #fff6f6;font-size: 14px; }#pt-cv-view-u705i6kr + .pt-cv-pagination-wrapper {  }#pt-cv-view-u705i6kr + .pt-cv-pagination-wrapper a { font-size: 14px; }#pt-cv-view-u705i6kr > .pt-cv-page {grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr);grid-gap: 20px;}\n@media all and (max-width: 1024px) { \n#pt-cv-view-u705i6kr > .pt-cv-page {}\n} \n@media all and (max-width: 767px) { \n#pt-cv-view-u705i6kr > .pt-cv-page {grid-template-columns: repeat(1, 1fr);}\n} <\/style>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Alternatives<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">No great invention goes without competition, and the cassette is no exception. You can find information on two of the cassettes&#8217; biggest, newest competitors, and why they couldn&#8217;t beat out the cassette in the 80s below!<\/p>\n\n\n<div class='pt-cv-wrapper'> <div class=\"pt-cv-view pt-cv-blockgrid iscvblock iscvreal grid1 layout1\" id=\"pt-cv-view-b9tjytdw\"><div data-id=\"pt-cv-page-1\" class=\"pt-cv-page\" data-cvc=\"2\"><div class=\" pt-cv-content-item pt-cv-1-col\" ><div class=\"pt-cv-thumb-wrapper  \"><a href=\"https:\/\/historyoftech.mcclurken.org\/cassettes\/?p=298\" class=\"_self pt-cv-href-thumbnail pt-cv-thumb-default\" target=\"_self\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"489\" src=\"https:\/\/historyoftech.mcclurken.org\/cassettes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/sony_ef60_071201-768x489.jpg\" class=\"pt-cv-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<h4 class=\"pt-cv-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/historyoftech.mcclurken.org\/cassettes\/?p=298\" class=\"_self\" target=\"_self\" >Digital Music<\/a><\/h4><\/div>\n<div class=\" pt-cv-content-item pt-cv-1-col\" ><div class=\"pt-cv-thumb-wrapper  \"><a href=\"https:\/\/historyoftech.mcclurken.org\/cassettes\/?p=296\" class=\"_self pt-cv-href-thumbnail pt-cv-thumb-default\" target=\"_self\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"489\" src=\"https:\/\/historyoftech.mcclurken.org\/cassettes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/sony_cdit_ii_74_081001-768x489.jpg\" class=\"pt-cv-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<h4 class=\"pt-cv-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/historyoftech.mcclurken.org\/cassettes\/?p=296\" class=\"_self\" target=\"_self\" >Compact Discs<\/a><\/h4><\/div><\/div><\/div> <\/div> <style>\n#pt-cv-view-b9tjytdw {text-align: center}#pt-cv-view-b9tjytdw .pt-cv-thumb-wrapper {margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;}\n#pt-cv-view-b9tjytdw .pt-cv-meta-fields {  }#pt-cv-view-b9tjytdw .pt-cv-meta-fields * { font-size: 13px; }#pt-cv-view-b9tjytdw .pt-cv-thumb-wrapper:not(.miniwrap) {  }#pt-cv-view-b9tjytdw .pt-cv-thumbnail:not(.pt-cv-thumbnailsm) { height: 279px; }#pt-cv-view-b9tjytdw .pt-cv-title a { display: block; }#pt-cv-view-b9tjytdw .pt-cv-title:not(.pt-cv-titlesm) a { font-weight: 600;text-decoration: none;font-size: 20px; }#pt-cv-view-b9tjytdw .pt-cv-titlesm a { font-weight: 600;font-size: 18px; }#pt-cv-view-b9tjytdw .pt-cv-content { font-size: 15px; }#pt-cv-view-b9tjytdw .pt-cv-rmwrap {  }#pt-cv-view-b9tjytdw .pt-cv-readmore { color: #fff;background-color: #0075ff;font-size: 14px; }#pt-cv-view-b9tjytdw .pt-cv-taxoterm {  }#pt-cv-view-b9tjytdw .pt-cv-taxoterm * { color: #222;background-color: #fff6f6;font-size: 14px; }#pt-cv-view-b9tjytdw + .pt-cv-pagination-wrapper {  }#pt-cv-view-b9tjytdw + .pt-cv-pagination-wrapper a { font-size: 14px; }#pt-cv-view-b9tjytdw > .pt-cv-page {grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr);grid-gap: 20px;}\n@media all and (max-width: 1024px) { \n#pt-cv-view-b9tjytdw > .pt-cv-page {}\n} \n@media all and (max-width: 767px) { \n#pt-cv-view-b9tjytdw > .pt-cv-page {grid-template-columns: repeat(1, 1fr);}\n} <\/style>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lasting Legacies Alternatives No great invention goes without competition, and the cassette is no exception. 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