Tapete
Tapete, also known as Mark IV cassette, is an
The Tapete was developed for the Mark IV playback system, which was a refined version of the earlier "Mark I" system introduced by the RNIB in 1959.[4] Prior to introduction of the Mark IV system, 6-pound (2.7 kg) cassettes were mailed to 22,000 subscribers.[3]
The format was in "large-scale use" by the RNIB by mid-1969.[5] It was mainly used in Great Britain and a few other Commonwealth countries, with other markets such as the United States and most other European countries opting to maintain disc-based systems for audiobooks.[6] The only other Western European countries to adopt the system were Switzerland, Spain and Finland.[4]
Clarke & Smith as a company became increasingly reliant on the RNIB contract by the mid-1970s. As early as the 1980s, the RNIB investigated newer, digital formats, and in the later part of the decade it commissioned another company to
References
- ^ a b Martini, Terry (2008). "A History of Clarke and Smith – The mighty pygmy in electronics". British Vintage Wireless Society Bulletin. Retrieved November 3, 2020.
- ^ "A Month of Audio in London" (PDF). Tape Recording. December 1967. p. 578 (22). Retrieved November 3, 2020 – via World Radio History.
- ^ a b "World of Tape" (PDF). Studio Sound. December 1967. p. 503. Retrieved November 3, 2020 – via World Radio History.
- ^ a b D. E. Schauder and M. D. Cram (1977). Libraries for the blind : an international study. Peter Peregrinus Ltd. pp. 7–9.
- ^ "RNIB Volunteers" (PDF). Studio Sound. May 1969. p. 189 (9). Retrieved November 3, 2020 – via World Radio History.
- ^ Frank Kurt Cylke, ed. (1979). Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped : An International Approach. International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions. pp. 18–19.