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Magnetic recording timeline
| Year | Timeline description |
|---|---|
| 1888 | Principle of magnetic recording proposed by Oberlin Smith. |
| 1898 | Magnetic wire recording invented by Valdemar Poulsen. |
| 1923 | AC bias discovered. |
| 1931 | Blattnerphone steel band recorder used by the BBC. |
| 1934 | I.G. Farben (BASF) makes tape with iron powder on a plastic film. |
| 1935 | AEG develops the Magnetophone tape recorder. |
| 1946 | Jack Mullin demonstrates the German Magnetophon in the USA. |
| 1948 | First US tape recorder – Ampex. |
| 1948 | First US magnetic tape – 3M and Audio Devices. |
| 1956 | First practical videotape recorder – Ampex. |
| 1958 | First colour videotape recorder. |
| 1962 | First portable videotape recorder. |
| 1970 | First cassette videotape recorder. |
| 1975 | First successful consumer videotape recorder – Sony Betamax. |
| 1981 | Camcorder introduced. |
| 1987 | Digital video tape recorder introduced (D1) |
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