What to Do with a Tape Recorder (until the hi-fi arrives)
February 1963 Popular Electronics

February 1963 Popular Electronics [Table of Contents]People old and young enjoy waxing nostalgic about and learning some of the history of early electronics. Popular Electronics was published from October 1954 through April 1985. All copyrights (if any) are hereby acknowledged.

Remember tape recorders? They began going the way of the typewriter about two decades ago when solid state voice recorders hit the market, but now smartphones with sound recording have made even those devices seem outdated. In fact, when my daughter's house burned down a few weeks ago, all of the on-site conversations with the insurance adjuster, fire marshal, and housing contractors were recorded to ensure an accurate account of what was said by all parties. Even though I was 800 miles away at the time, I was still able to listen to the dialog. In North Carolina, law does not require you to apprise other parties taking part of the conversation that they are being recorded, so long as the person doing the recording is an active participant in the conversation (aka "one-party consent"). But I digress... back to the tape recorder era. These four comics were drawn by Mr. Bill Hutchinson for Popular Electronics back when not only were such devices still the only option for civilians, but they contained vacuum tubes to boot. Enjoy! 

 

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What to Do with a Tape Recorder (until the hi-fi arrives)

By Bill Hutchison

 

... then the Lone Ranger mounted his white horse ..."       ... don't let anyone kid you; you are the brainiest executive this company, or any company, ever had ..."

"That is NOT my voice! You've .!!!! You've fiddled with those controls to make it sound awful."       "He read in POP'tronics about someone who recorded porpoises talking together."

Technically-Themed Comics:

August 1944 Radio-Craft December 1958 Radio Electronics January 1945 Radio News January, March, April, July, and August 1958 Radio-Electronics August 1945 Radio-Craft April 1967 Popular Electronics 1929-1941 National Radio News October & November 1958 Radio-Electronics September 1945 & December 1947 Radio Craft January 1957 Popular Electronics July 1963 Popular Electronics February 1963 Popular Electronics May 1959 Popular Electronics December 1957 Popular Electronics

...and of course "Hobnobbing with Harbaugh" in Popular Electronics November 1963 March 1970 August 1962 September 1964 March 1963 January 1962 July 1970 June 1962

 

 

 

 

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