The Steno-Cassette is an analog cassette format for dictation, introduced by

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in 1971.Home - Grundig Business Systems GmbH
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, where it was established as a

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( DIN 32750) in 1985. It is easily distinguished from other dictation cassette formats (such as the

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) by the integrated tape counter index, showing the amount of tape available.

External links

Grundig Global Business Systems

References

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