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How long in feet is an hour's worth of cassette tape?

Question #36648. Asked by gmackematix.
Last updated Apr 27 2023.

mk2norwich
Answer has 5 votes
mk2norwich

Answer has 5 votes.
565, according to this site:

btinternet.com/~ryp.org/tonyandpippa/freddypage.htm
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Response last updated by gtho4 on Apr 27 2023.
Jul 26 2003, 4:06 AM
sequoianoir
Answer has 7 votes
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sequoianoir
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Answer has 7 votes.

Currently voted the best answer.
A cassette tape runs at 1.875 inches per second.
(Half the speed of the slowest (usually) speed that the old reel to reels ran at)
My Akai does 7.5 ips and 3.75 ips.

3,600 seconds in an hour make it 6,750 inches.
This equates to 562 feet 6 inches !!!!

Jul 26 2003, 6:34 AM
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