Philips introduced the Compact Cassette in Germany in 1963 it wasn't until Sony bought it was it mass produced for pre-recorded music and information. They were commercially around until the mid 90's...
You need two things to record audio from any device(even another computer).
The reason I say another CPU is that certain songs that are not available for download any more can be recorded into a CPU...
A compact disc is a type of optical disc. "Optical disc" is an umbrella term for any type of storage media which uses optical technology (as opposed to magnetic) for data storage. This includes but...
Usually, you can only use a 8mm tape once, because on the second time around the tape, the quality starts to degrade. I recommend only using a tape once.