<html><head></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div>At my high school, the instructor would drive around the state of Florida and pick up junk from stations and bring it back to us.</div><div>We received some interesting things that we never had the wherewithal to make use of.</div><div><br></div><div>I spent some time with some Vital proc-amps trying to see if they could do. Single rack unit high, light green with black knobs. From that interaction, I started learning the difference between digital TBCs, Frame Syncs and just a proc-amp. Imagine how disappointed I was that this box wouldn't stabilize an industrial U-Matic's output. :)</div><div><br></div><div>There was part of a production switcher that was the same color. Being that they were donated and not really working, I guessed they were from the late 1960's or early `70's. Sound about right?</div><div><br></div><div>There was part of another switcher. It may have been a Sarkes Tarzian. I remembered it looking a bit like the one Tim Stoffel has. It was a long time ago though.</div><div><br></div><div>Perhaps I need to start a separate forum for vintage production switchers?</div><div><br></div><div>Scott Thomas</div><br><div><div>On Feb 26, 2011, at 11:29 AM, <a href="mailto:W4wj@aol.com">W4wj@aol.com</a> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite">
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<div><font size="4">We had a 3M/E Vital Switcher and a Vital Router and Vital
Video DA's at </font><font size="4">WTVJ... circa 1973...
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<div><font size="4">Straight out of Gainesville!! ;-)</font></div>
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<div><font size="4">I visited the factory... Interesting
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<div><font size="4">35+ years at WTVJ NBC O&O</font></div>
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<div>In a message dated 2/25/2011 8:30:49 P.M. Central Standard Time,
<a href="mailto:DennyD1@verizon.net">DennyD1@verizon.net</a> writes:</div>
<blockquote style="border-left-color: blue; border-left-width: 2px; border-left-style: solid; padding-left: 5px; margin-left: 5px; position: static; z-index: auto; "><font style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" color="#000000" size="2" face="Arial"><br> On Feb 25, 2011, at 9:06 AM, David
Crosthwait wrote:<br><br>> Vital filled a niche in switcher needs when GVG
and others were too <br>costly. The Squeeze Zoom was revolutionary,
being used in many a music <br>video in the early era of MTV style
effects.<br><br> I offer:<br><br> A
station I worked at, WIS-TV in Columbia, SC had a Vital switcher
<br>(one of Vital's first) in 1975:<br>
<<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/dennisdegan/557719816/">http://www.flickr.com/photos/dennisdegan/557719816/</a>><br><br>
Dennis Degan, Video
Editor-Consultant-Knowledge Bank<br>
NBC Today Show, New
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