You wouldn't believe what we went through looking for a transcribing machine that uses standard-size cassette. Back in our day (the pre-digital ice age-) Dictaphones and transcribers were staple journalist tools. Try telling that to these upstart, barely shaving, embryonic whippersnappers clerking at the local personal-electronics-marts. "Huh?" "Do you mean like a Karaoke machine?" "A Dict-a-Who?" were all true-life responses to our desperate pleas for assistance. Well, we knew we found analog heaven when we called Anthony from Anthony's Electronics. "Exactly what sort are you looking for? Do you have a specific brand in mind? I believe I have an actual Dictaphone brand in the back-." Sold! He also said to come back in 30 days if anything went wrong, threw in a set of nice name-brand headphones, and offered to keep an eye out should we need more. Now that's service.
