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Jun 25, 2009
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In the late 80s, mixed tapes ruled the musical world -- and a company called Personics became the first on-demand, custom music service. Learn more about this early cassette version of iTunes in this podcast from HowStuffWorks.com.
Released:
Jun 25, 2009
Format:
Podcast episode
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