1.   Consumers will not have to junk their old cassettes to use the new format.

2.   Commercially speaking, the old cassette and the new disc are adjusting to each other.

3.   The industry thought that video-rental stores would rush to chuck out their bulky old VHS cassettes and stock slim new DVDs instead.

4.   This week, the group is meeting in Los Angeles, an opportune moment to remind the studios just how much life there is left in the old cassette.

5.   With an interface modeled on an old multitrack cassette recorder, this program includes many features especially for guitarists, like a built-in tuner.