The Ampex Senior Class…1956 – 1961

On July 2, 2014 - TV History

The Ampex Senior Class…1956 – 1961

This 1961 ad from Ampex shows the first six videotape machine models they made…machines that changed the world. Here’s the lineup from left to right: 1956, the VRX 1000…1957, the VR 1000…1959, the VR 1000B…1960, the VR 1001A…1961, the VR 1000C and also from 1961, the VR 1002. Enjoy and share!

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3 Comments

  1. Terry Drymon July 3, 2014

    i would go back to master control and just be amazed !

  2. Val Ginter July 3, 2014

    5-second roll on our VR-1000; 8-second roll on our RCA TP-16D; half-second roll on our GPLs and our Eastman.

  3. Charlie Huntley July 2, 2014

    WUNC-Tv used the
    1000-C I think. A one minute roll cue to air or edit ….
    Maybe 30 sec.
    Heck I’m just a camera guy running an RCA TK-11