Good morning all well this monday my new radio shack came in post oh boy its brilliant. well its a tape recorder from R.N.I.B. I paid £40 yes I know expensive but its well worth the money if you do lot of tape sponding to personal friends outside list I am ging to use it for my putting messages on magazines too good oh its brilliant model about 6 inches wide 4 inches tall deck door in front of you opens outward towards you. got round speaker on the left hand sside got three buttons on top at back. in front of them three ovel buttons they got long bar and tiny oval button right next to that bar. tiny oval button is on left to bar. right once you drop your c90 cassette in the dor that opens shut it closed. right now you press the bar and tiny button down together to record talk . then the three little oval buttons on back the first on left is to stop reject. then the recording bar will come up ok now then button on right which in this case if first button from left is to rewind then to hear your voice press the long bar on its own that is the play button becareful though you don't accidently press that tiny button down too otherwise you weill go over what you have said ok now then the middle button of them three buttons is fast forward. right now on side of tape recorder is little fat wheel right at bottom on right not on front. but on right hand side at very bottom corner if you turn that weel round the tiny one it goes really loud brilliant its black and silver got strap on left hand side ideal recoomend it for anybody who loves taping and putting messages on it good easy to carry about too I am so happy now I have bought it now I ordered it last thursday got it monday quick that was. well worth it believe me. Radio shack is just name of the company No it doesn't have a radio on it . Love Carol xxxx