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Compact cassette

A small (4 x 2-1/2 x 1/2") tape cartridge developed by Philips, containing tape about 1/7" wide, running at 1-7/8 ips.

Recordings are bidirectional, with both stereo tracks adjacent for compatibility with monophonic cassette recorders; whose heads scan both stereo tracks at once.

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