Telecom Essex Data Drive

The Telecom Essex Data Drive was a tape drive addon for the Telecom Essex released in 1981 to play cassette tapes and expand the system's memory.

History & Legacy
Not to much is known about the development of the Data Drive but what is known is that the Tape Drive was made to expand the system's memory and to play Cassette Tapes, The Data Drive was released in December 1981 for a retail price of 25.00 (74.72 today), Overall the Data Drive only sold around 15.2 Million Units during the Data Drive's lifespan as the Addon was cancelled in 1988 due to decreased popularity,                                                       Overall the Telecom Essex Data Drive is looked back on as a useful tool to expand the system's memory and to play cassette tapes without needing a Cassette Player.