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Subject: Dead Media Working Note 05.2
Dead medium: Refrigerator-Mounted Talking Note Pad
From: house127_AT_teleport.com (Trevor Blake)
The Talking Note Pad is around three inches high, one deep
and eight long. It is constructed of white plastic, with
a small clear plastic hinged compartment, one large red
Message Waiting button, one small gray on/off button, one
L-shaped Record slider, a volume knob, a microphone and a
speaker. It was powered by four AA batteries. The Record
slider causes the Message Waiting button to pop out. The
Talking Note Pad is labeled as follows: "PATENTS PENDING /
MAVERICK IND. INC. / UNION NJ 07083 / USA TN-100 SERIES /
MADE IN TAIWAN."
Magnets were apparently mounted on the back so the
Talking Note Pad could be affixed to refrigerator doors.
The most significant feature of the Talking Note Pad
is the 20 Second Tape beneath the clear plastic Delorian-
like hinged door. The tape is approximately one inch by
one inch by 1/4 inch. The ribbon inside is very close to
if not identical in width to a standard cassette ribbon,
and is wound in a central-feed loop like an 8-Track or
radio station cart. The Tape is removable, and labeled as
follows: "20 SECOND TAPE / #88020 Made in Taiwan /
MAVERICK INDUSTRIES INC. / UNION NJ 07083 USA."
It seems unlikely that this 20 Second Tape component
was used in many other recording/playback devices, if any
at all.
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