<HTML><FONT FACE=arial,helvetica><HTML><FONT SIZE=2 PTSIZE=10 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG="0">In a message dated 1/31/2010 12:52:53 PM Pacific Standard Time, wcarpen107@yahoo.com writes:<BR>
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<BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE style="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px">All I know is that the first Olympics that I worked, was in Mexico City in 68, and I was working with the Philippines, ABS/CBN, who were recording Wrestling on VR-7800's in monochrome, then air shipping tapes back to Manila, and building a longer show with the VR-7800 slo-motion. <BR>
I had worked in May of 1968, in Manila, doing a two week, three machine, VR-7800 training/installation at ABS/CBN<BR>
In Mexico, all of the International Broadcast Center, installations had special side tables, alongside each VR-1200 which held the Smith's mechanical splicer.<BR>
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Bill<BR>
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Bill,<BR>
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I can personally tell you that ABS-CBN has come a LONG way since 1968. I was in their facility (even on the air-picture below) in June of 2008. It's a beautiful facility now. And had quite a history especially during the EDSA revolution in 1985.<BR>
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The story of ABC having to construct their own multiple-hop microwave setup to the U.S. border (Laredo or Brownsville?) for the 68 Olympics I always found fascinating. Any stores you have about that event I'd like to hear. One reason ABC's Ambassador Hotel coverage of the RFK assignation was in black and white (as was almost all of their California Primary remotes in June of 68 when the other networks had color gear at that hotel) I heard was that all of ABC's color gear was in Mexico City. True story?<BR>
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David Crosthwait<BR>
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