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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=blue face=Verdana><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:blue'>I remember having to explain to a
director in 1985 why the 10 second ID had to be at the end of a multi-spot break
when played on an RCA TCR-100. This wouldn’t have been an issue with the
Ampex ACR.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=blue face=Verdana><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:blue'>In college in 1975, our local studio
became the proud owner of our first quad. It was a VR-1000B purchased from a
military surplus warehouse. I still have the original instruction manual. I
think the studio lights dimmed a little when the thing was first fired up in
the morning. Many months were spent replacing tubes, obtaining heads and
adjusting tension before an acceptable monochrome picture was achieved. It was
quite an education for this student (who grew up on 1” helical and then ¾”
U-matic VTRs) to learn about head guides, tip penetration, Intersync and proc
amps. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:blue'>Although I haven’t been physically
close to a quad since my current station gave away our last VR-2000 about 15
years ago, I have a great respect for all who worked on them and kept them
running for the benefit of future generations. Thank you, group members, who
keep history alive.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=1 color=red face=Verdana><span style='font-size:
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style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:black'>248.351.7905</span></font><font
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font size=2
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quadlist-bounces@quadvideotapegroup.com
[mailto:quadlist-bounces@quadvideotapegroup.com] <b><span style='font-weight:
bold'>On Behalf Of </span></b>David Crosthwait<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Tuesday, March 01, 2011
12:40 PM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> garyada@ix.netcom.com; <st1:PersonName
w:st="on">Quad List</st1:PersonName><br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> Re: [QuadList] Ampex Models</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>In my opinion, there is nothing quite impressive than watching a
station break with back-to-back 10 second promos being played on A, then B
playing while A ejects, threads up, and almost immediately plays A again when B
is done, etc. This theoretically can occur to a carousel full (24) of 10 second
spots if the ACR is told to do so. Of course, in this mode, the spots have to
be rewound or cued up later, but that's not a problem. It is a flawless
transition from deck A to B and back to A again etc.<font color=blue><span
style='color:blue'><o:p></o:p></span></font></span></font></p>
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