From: Richard L. Hess <[log in to unmask]> > I turned down cassettes in (c) because I didn't have an out-of-shell > playback system. > A couple years ago someone came out with an RCA branded reel-to-reel deck that played 1/8" tapes at 1-7/8 ips. I think is was available for less than a year. It would be interesting to see if the transport from one of those could be made into an out-of-the-shell cassette player.