RE: PXL Tapes

[Jeff Economy <economy@xochi.tezcat.com>]

> Does anyone have any recommendations concerning brand and model cassette 

> tape to be used with a PXL?

 

	I generally use Maxell XLII-S, though the regular XLII type

would probably do just as well. The original "PXL Brand" tapes that

Fisher-Price sold were just repackaged Maxells, though as they were 

not labelled as such I don't know whether they were XLI or XLII.



> Also, another question...  Can anyone tell me why Fisher Price decided to 

> split the tape into 5 minutes per side, instead of utilizing the whole 

> tape, thus 5 minutes one way.  This would have greatly increased the 

> available bandwidth.



	Though I don't know for sure, I always assumed that the idea was

to minimize confusion for the kiddies, so they wouldn't have to remember

which side was the "recording" side. Also, if tapes can be flipped over

one doesn't need to spend so much time rewinding.



				--J