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This Realistic SCT-43 is a stereo cassette deck, it was first sold by Realistic in 1985 and discontinued 12 years later in 1997.

The features of the SCT-43 include, tape type selection and capable of handling normal and chrome tapes.

Tape eject is operated mechanically and the cassette needs to be placed with the side to be played facing forward in the cassette well.

Compact Cassette

Historic events

1985 Sony and Philips produced the standard for Compact Disc Read Only Memory (CD-ROM) computer discs that would use the same laser technology as the audio CD.
1986 IBM-PC DOS Version 3.2 (updated) released.
1987 Sony launched DAT (Digital Audio Tape) as a new audio tape standard
1988 Boeing 747-400's first flight
1989 Introduction of Hi8 video format, an improvement of Video8
1990 Dolby S Noise Reduction introduced by Dolby Laboratories.
1991 Apple intrroduces the "QuickTime" multimedia format.
1992 Philips launched the DCC (Digital Compact Cassette) format
1993 The first graphical program able to view data on the "web" is released through a program called Mosaic
1994 CompactFlash (CF) mass storage device format used in portable electronic devices introduced by SanDisk
1995 Full commercialization in the U.S. of the Internet by removing the last restrictions on carrying commercial traffic.
1996 Introduction of the first smartphone, the Nokia 9000 Communicator which incorporated PDA functionality
1997 Saul. B Marantz dies at age 85

Features of Realistic SCT-43

Compact Cassette
General
Stereo
Head
Head Configuration
4 Track / 2 Channel
Tape Speed
Speed
1⅞ ips - 4.76 cm/s
Tape
Tape
Normal Tape Capabılity Chrome Tape Capabılity
Transport
Transport
Mechanical Tape Loading

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