Compact Cassette Report - Philips One-Hole Cassette vs. Compact Cassette Norelco Philips: ... and the winner is... - Paperback

by Uwe H. Sültz (Author)

It was probably like a crime thriller. The Americans knew nothing. The Japanese knew nothing about it. Not even the two works of PHILIPS in Vienna and the Belgian Hasselt knew anything from each other. In Vienna they were working on a hi-fi single-hole system. With the single-hole cassette they had experience in the field of dictation systems. Now a high-quality system for private use should be developed. Among them were GRUNDIG, the PPI (PHILIPS Phonographic Industry) and the DGG (Deutsche Grammophon Gesellschaft). The tape was 3.81 mm wide, as was the two-hole system. This two-hole system was developed in Belgium by Lou Ottens. It all began in the early 1960s. A system should be presented for the radio exhibition in 1963. The two-hole cassette had both coil winders in a compact housing. The single-hole cassette required a second winding reel. This was integrated into the device, which made it bigger. A withdrawal in the meantime was not possible. There was also no second page. The compact cassette was simply more compact. She had two game pages and a withdrawal was possible at any time. Thus the PHILIPS management decided for the compact cassette. To be more international in the future, they were called Compact Cassette. ... and the winner is...

Author Biography

Uwe H. Sültz schreibt u.a. auch unter verschiedenen Pseudonymen. Die Liste aller Genres und Subgenres ist lang. Um zu zeigen, dass man mit fleißiger Arbeit etwas bewegen kann, investierte Sültz in eine marode und heruntergewirtschaftete KFO-Arzt-Praxis, managte diese und leitete das Labor. Er führte die Arztpraxis nach kurzer, intensiver Zeit in die Gewinnzone zurück und rettete so zahlreiche Arbeitsplätze. Außerdem ist er freiberuflich für einen Fernsehsender tätig gewesen (Akkreditierung). Er besitzt eine Sende-/Empfangs-Lizenz der Bundesnetzagentur. Seine journalistischen Beiträge umfassten folgende Themengebiete: - Kunst & Kultur - Auto & Verkehr - Sport & Entertainment - Natur & Reise - Wissenschaft & Forschung - Politik & Zeitgeschehen - Wirtschaft & Management