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FORMAT
PROJECT
THE VIDEOCASSETTE
LIFE EXPECTANCY
OTHER STUFF
HISTORY OF THE FORMAT
COMPOSITION / CONSTRUCTION
Lots of references and credits to show we have truly done our homework.
Just how long will a videocassette survive? Not as long as you might think.
Learn about the components that make up a videocassette.
The history of videocassettes was a long-lived affair compared to most other similar formats existing today
"It's a rather rare phenomenon for an established medium to die. They usually expand wildly in their early days and then shrink back to some protective niche as they are challenged by later and more highly evolved competitors . . . but some media do, in fact, perish.
- Bruce Sterling, Dead Media Manifesto
EVERYTHING YOU EVER WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT VIDEOCASSETTES BUT WERE AFRAID TO ASK . . .
Chris Evans AND Hannah Finegold
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