minicassettes
Small audio reels
Minicassettes are small audio cassette tapes, roughly half the size of standard compact cassettes, used primarily in dictation machines and answering machines from the 1970s through the 1990s.
Their compact size made them convenient for portable voice recorders: The executive dictated memos onto minicassettes for his secretary to transcribe.
The format is now largely obsolete, replaced by digital recording.
Audio capture device for transcription
- foot pedalFloor-mounted lever mechanism
- typistOne who keyboards
- shorthandAbbreviated writing system
- officeProfessional work location
executive · correspondence · legal secretary · medical transcription · word processing · administrative · business letters · professional
Oral text for writing
- voice memoRecorded spoken note
- transcriptionWritten version of speech
- portable recorderMobile audio-capturing equipment
- OlympusSacred Greek mountain
Sony · tape · interviews · journalism · note-taking · correspondence · letters · memos
Telephone message recorder
- voicemailRecorded caller messages
- beepShort electronic tone
- greetingExpression of welcome
- telephoneVoice communication device
landline · screening · announcement · playback · remote access · home office · caller · hold
Quality from past eras
- retroEvoking recent past
- discontinuedNo longer available
- outdatedNo longer in use
- legacyWhat's passed down
collectors · nostalgia · thrift store · eBay · technological change · physical media · archiving · deterioration
dictaphone
Audio capture device for transcription
- foot pedalFloor-mounted lever mechanism
- typistOne who keyboards
- shorthandAbbreviated writing system
office · executive · correspondence · legal secretary · medical transcription · word processing · administrative · business letters · professional · typing pool
dictation
Oral text for writing
- voice memoRecorded spoken note
- transcriptionWritten version of speech
- portable recorderMobile audio-capturing equipment
Olympus · Sony · tape · interviews · journalism · note-taking · correspondence · letters · memos · stenography
answering machine
Telephone message recorder
telephone · landline · screening · announcement · playback · remote access · home office · caller · hold · rewind
vintage
Quality from past eras
- retroEvoking recent past
- discontinuedNo longer available
- outdatedNo longer in use
legacy · collectors · nostalgia · thrift store · eBay · technological change · physical media · archiving · deterioration · conversion
minicassettesstreaming audio
Online sound transmission
cloud storage · MP3s · vinyl records · CDs · flash drives