<html><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div>We're re-making the front page for Quadvideotapegroup.com, and I'm featuring Quad gear and related things for 1960, 1970 and 1980.</div><div><br></div><div>IE:</div><div><br></div><div><b>1960: </b>The Ampex VR1001A upright, Intersync, Amtec and <a href="http://www.oldradio.com/archives/hardware/TV/rca-tr2.jpg">RCA TR-2</a> Quads were introduced. Ampex shares VTR patents with Sony in exchange for transistor circuit assistance.</div><div><br></div><div>Ch. 20 in Montgomery, AL was using a TR-2 in 1968... that was "liberated off an aircraft carrier."</div><div><a href="http://media.myfoxmontgomery.com/special/head/technical/index.html">http://media.myfoxmontgomery.com/special/head/technical/index.html</a></div><div><br></div><div>Anyone recall RCA machines being used on carriers?</div><div><br></div><div>Don Murray might want to comment on this photo from Xen Scott--showing what's apparently the WTVJ tape bus:</div><div><a href="http://www.oldradio.com/archives/hardware/TV/Ampex/VR1000.htm">http://www.oldradio.com/archives/hardware/TV/Ampex/VR1000.htm</a></div><div><br></div><div>Don: Were these house-modified VR-1000's (*made upright) or were these VR-1000A's from the factory?</div><div>Any details on the tape bus falling into the drink?</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><b>1970: </b>Ampex and RCA introduce Quad-based cartridge recorder/players for short-length elements like commercials, promos and news stories.</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><br><div> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px; "><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; ">Ted Langdell</font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; ">Secretary</font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face="Helvetica" size="3" color="#0018ea" style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; color: rgb(0, 24, 234); "></font></div></div></div></span> </div><br></body></html>