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Commodore C2N Datassette

physical object
Identifier
2026.2.14
Description
The Commodore Datassette was the company's unique magnetic tape storage system using audio cassette hardware to store data. They were used from their first home computer, the Commodore PET, up until the company's bankruptcy. The system was notoriously slow at the time.
Serial Number: 064555
Related Term
memory media (is described by)
Related people
Tom Conrad (donor)
James Schwarz (documented)