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The Early Days Of Audio Recording – Bing Crosby & Ampex, Part 2
Below is Part 2 of Mr. Philips first hand account of the problems and solutions…
The Answer To A Chicken & Egg Question On Video Tape…
The Answer To A Chicken & Egg Question On Video Tape... As I wrote and…
The History Of 3M Video Tape Development By The Man Who Did It!
The History Of Video Tape Development By The Man Who Did It! Above is Melvin…
The 3M History Of Video Tape…Introduction, Part 1
The presentation of this information will be as much of an experiment for me as…
A Rarity…The Ampex/ABC Hand Held Cameras
A Rarity...The Ampex/ABC Hand Held Cameras This was developed by Ampex for ABC Sports with…
October 23, 1956…Videotape Makes Its Network Debut On NBC
October 23, 1956...Videotape Makes Its Network Debut On NBC 58 years ago today, a two…
Short But Sweet…NBC NY & Burbank Quick Shots, Early 70s
Short But Sweet...NBC NY & Burbank Quick Shots, Early 70s Thanks to our friend John…
Memories Are Made Of This! 1959 Tour Of KOA TV, Denver
Memories Are Made Of This! 1959 Tour Of KOA TV, Denver This will start as…
The First Live Videotape Delay System…
The First Live Videotape Delay System... When videotape was introduced in 1956, the phrase "time…
Ultra Rare! NBC’s Very First Mini Camera…1950
Ultra Rare! NBC's Very First Mini Camera...1950 Although RCA and NBC engineers worked together on…
Videotape Ground Zero…A First Hand Account From Fred Pfost
This is a fantastic, first hand account from Ampex videotape team member Fred Pfost of…
Meet The Men Who Gave Us Videotape!
Meet The Men Who Gave Us Videotape! In the photo, you see the Ampex Videotape…
State Of The Art Television: 1961 & The Ampex Editec System
State Of The Art Television: 1961 & The Ampex Editec System This great 1961 demo…
The Ampex NAB Poster By MAD Artist Jack Davis
By Request...The Ampex NAB Poster By MAD Artist Jack Davis Every once in a while,…
The Care And Feeding Of The Ampex VR 2000 Quad VTR
The Care And Feeding Of The Ampex VR 2000 Quad VTR As your read this,…
The Ampex Senior Class…1956 – 1961
The Ampex Senior Class...1956 - 1961 This 1961 ad from Ampex shows the first six…
RCA TCR-100 Videotape Cartridge System, Sales Reel
The Latest And Greatest In Tape...RCA's TCR 100, 1970 I think this was one of…
A Brief History Of Portable Color Cameras
You would think RCA lead the way in this area, but they were more focused…
April 11, 1956…Ampex Debuts Video Tape At NAB
April 11, 1956 is a day that truly changed television! Here it the story of…
1960, CBS At Squaw Valley Olympics
The Start Of Something BIG! Instant Replay... In 1960, CBS paid $50,000 for the rights…