The first tape recorder.

[Svengoolie 3]

Professor Franklin had worked on the first reusable recording tape system for years and finally perfected it,  planning on demonstrating it to investors by having it play a recording of him explaining the technology.

The next day he discovered to his horror his staff had recorded numerous fart sounds over his speech.

Investors pulled out their check books anyway.

[pacman000]

If a Burroughs B205 is unavailable, any old tape recorder'll do. Remember no one actually has a computer in their home; they won't know the difference.

[sprite75]

All that for half a second of cat video.

[Alex]

Finally, I record a full length free form jazz exploration session.

[LilCerberus]

"Just like the spokes of a wheel, You'll spin around with the rest- Hey that would make a good poem, maybe even a song..."

[pacman000]

"We need a tape to record a current event!"
"But we're out of new tapes...do you think anyone will want to see The Daleks' Master Plan again?"