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<DIV>Yes, that is a curious "feature"! Reminds me of what I always thought
was the very odd appearance of McMartin equipment from that era which featured
wood-grained vinyl applied to sections of the front panels of their rack mounted
equipment. And then there was Riker with their unique blue finish.
Ahhh.......the 60's!</DIV>
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<DIV>Don</DIV>
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PTSIZE="10">Don,<BR><BR>Did you read the line "they are housed in attractive
walnut grained cabinets"? Was this to match the coffee tables and other fine
wood furniture usually not found in the tape rooms of the past? The only other
Ampex 2" product that I can think of with any wood finish resemblance is the
AVR-1 side panels. Definitely not for the living room in most
homes.<BR><BR>David<BR><BR><BR><BR>In a message dated 6/3/2009 4:16:43 PM
Pacific Daylight Time, dwnorwood@embarqmail.com writes:<BR><BR>
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TYPE="CITE">Hi Ted:<BR> <BR>David's brochure was very early in the
1200 era, and what is pictured is only the 1100 version. The key is
the control panel which is easily differentiated between the two, and the
1200E also had a different head cover. Also note that the pic in the
van shows an even earlier version of the 1100 with the original style front
covers which were updated to the newer style doors on the brochure
machine.<BR> <BR>I'm fairly certain that David's 2nd suggestion that
the options are for the 1100E and not 1200E is correct, and that the 1200
was fully equipped. ---Somewhere--- I have some additional literature
on these two "E" models, the trick may be finding it! For now, here's
a pic of the 1200E for your reference that I pulled out some time ago.
It's part of a photo collection that I hope to have on-line before too
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