Tangible Media: Removable Storage of Image, Sound, Motion and Data
Tangible Media: Removable Storage of Image, Sound, Motion and Data
Tangible Media: Removable Storage of Image, Sound, Motion and Data
Magnetization
HiPac

Date:

mid-1970s

Material:

Iron oxide on polyester tape, graphite backcoat; plastic shell, paper label

Dimensions:

0.15 in. (3.81 mm) tape; 2¾ × 3⅜ × ½ in. (70 x 85 x 12 mm) cartridge

Company:

Pioneer Electronics Corp.

Location:

Tokyo, Japan

A 4-track Japanese stereo cartridge, same size as PlayTape with some differences to mechanism and a wider tape. It was intended to compete with 8-tracks and compact cassettes, particularly for use in automobiles. The HiPac failed quickly and was discontinued in 1973. It was brought back in the mid-1970s as an educational product for children, of which this tape is an example.