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<DIV>I remember seeing the Visual machines at an NAB. Did they sell many
of the TRT or the Ferenseh versions?</DIV>
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<DIV>Also If I remember, the VR-2000 used tubes in the record
drivers. I never got a chance to look at the books.</DIV>
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<DIV>Visual sold a lot of stuff that was made up of other manufactures put
together into a package for the US.</DIV>
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<DIV>Chris Hill</DIV>
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<DIV>In a message dated 2/9/2011 8:08:17 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
ted@quadvideotapegroup.com writes:</DIV>
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<DIV>The March, 1965 NAB convention in Washington had a slew of camera
offerings in black and white and color, and the introduction of several new
Quad and Helical tape recorders.</DIV>
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<DIV>High Band color recording was the big deal in 1965,
following Ampex's introduction of High Band color with the VR-2000 in
1964.</DIV>
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<DIV>Visual/Allen introduced the V/A 100G Quad—"The Continental"—which used
Bosch transport and heads coupled with V/A electronics. $100,000.</DIV>
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<DIV>Visual/Allen was already known for converting tube-type Quads to solid
state using assemblies it manufactured. "Allenized"</DIV>
<DIV> VR-1000's were seen in a lot of places. </DIV>
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<DIV>The above April 1966 ad from the Don Norwood collection shows the range
of "Allenizing" that the company pursued. </DIV>
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<DIV>RCA TRT series machines could be High Banded. </DIV>
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<DIV>I think there's a couple of lines missing from this ad in regard to TRTs.
I think it should read "High Band your TRT machines and... <I>eliminate
those racks of tubes with</I> solid-state Allen Sync-Lock servo and
All-Band RF systems." Allen also High Banded TR-22's, introduced by RCA
in 1961 as the first all solid state Quad VTR.</DIV>
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<DIV>Allen would rebuild Ampex VR-1000's with solid state
electronics—eliminating the racks in the process— and would put the VR-1000
transport into a new cabinet with Allen electronics to create a new machine it
called the "NB 1000."</DIV>
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<DIV>This photo of a Visual/Allen V/A 50G at Rev. Gene Scott's KHOF-TV, 30,
San Bernadino shows how a Bosch transport and head assembly was used to create
a new Quad.</DIV>
<DIV>Bruce Braun is leaning on a VR-1000 transport console. </DIV>
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<DIV>Although it was a year behind Ampex introducing High Band
recorders, RCA debuted its TR-70 High Band, which ran $82,500.
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<DIV>It was pitched as the "first fully integrated TV tape recording
system for high-band color recording and playback." </DIV>
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<DIV>It also showed a High Band update for the similar looking solid
state TR-22, introduced in 1961.</DIV>
<DIV>The 1966 TR-22HB was $72,000. For ID purposes, the TR-22 had a VU
meter in the speaker area on the upper right side of the machine, while the
TR-70 did not.</DIV>
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<DIV>On the Helical side of life:</DIV></DIV>
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<DIV>Sony showed its PV-120 2" helical. This example was among the
machines that "collected" at WHIZ-TV, Zanesville, Ohio before it was sold to
QuadList member David Crosthwait in 2007.</DIV>
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<DIV>This machine has 970 hours on it according to the meter, and a head
maintenancee record with only 1967 dates.</DIV>
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<DIV>Here's a look at the processing unit that went with it:</DIV>
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<DIV>This isn't a comprehensive list of what happened with tape in
1965. </DIV>
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<DIV>Perhaps worth noting that February 1965—46 years ago—is when it was
announced that Visual Electronics would market the Phillips/Norelco PC-60
color camera in the US, according to Albert Abramson's second book about TV.
CBS was rumored to get the first units at a cost of around $65,000. No
indication of whether that was with lens or without.</DIV>
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