<html><head></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div>As a wrap-up to the Vital discussion, here are a couple of photos from their facility (before the fire).</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><img height="344" width="640" apple-width="yes" apple-height="yes" id="702c1e5e-3cff-4165-b755-331e74eaa364" src="cid:BDAEBA40-F35E-4D4A-AF00-11AC6C150B38"><img height="364" width="640" apple-width="yes" apple-height="yes" id="82519c77-d364-4e96-a144-6059164f699d" src="cid:C925F861-3D0B-4D9C-93FD-1437764AF168"></div><div><br></div><div>David</div><div><a href="http://www.dcvideo.com">www.dcvideo.com</a></div><div><br></div><br><div><div>On Mar 1, 2011, at 10:10 AM, <a href="mailto:Chill315@aol.com">Chill315@aol.com</a> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite">
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<div>It was a disaster for them.  There was a core of folks that went on to 
create Video Gainesville.  VGV.  They never really got anywhere.  
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<div>This was the second family member if I remember.  The brother may have 
passed on and he took over.  Is this true?</div>
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<div>Chris Hill</div>
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<div>In a message dated 3/1/2011 1:06:38 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, 
<a href="mailto:wcarpen107@yahoo.com">wcarpen107@yahoo.com</a> writes:</div>
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      <td valign="top">Hi Folks,<br><br>Maybe Nubar had a profitable fire? It's 
        much harder to start a Flood!<br><br>Bill Carpenter<br><br>Bye for now, 
        love to all, Bill & Gewyn & Ginger (whoof...whoof)<br><br>--- On 
        <b>Tue, 3/1/11, <a href="mailto:Chill315@aol.com">Chill315@aol.com</a> <i><<a href="mailto:Chill315@aol.com">Chill315@aol.com</a>></i></b> 
        wrote:<br>
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          <a href="mailto:Chill315@aol.com">Chill315@aol.com</a> <<a href="mailto:Chill315@aol.com">Chill315@aol.com</a>><br>Subject: Re: [QuadList] 
          Vital... Gainesville<br>To: <a href="mailto:quadlist@quadvideotapegroup.com">quadlist@quadvideotapegroup.com</a><br>Date: 
          Tuesday, March 1, 2011, 9:00 AM<br><br>
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          <div>The first Riker items that I saw were in a GE switcher that was 
          custom made for WWJ-TV (now WDIV-TV) in Detroit.  These were the 
          mix amps and special effects for the switcher.  </div>
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          <div>There was a connection with Riker, Richmond Hill and Possibly 
          CDL.  The main guy, RIker moved from one to another.  I have 
          worked with a Richmond Hill switcher and it was a very decent 
          switcher.  Just got old and could not do what the clients 
          required.  It was kind of a 2 ME with a mixer at the end.  I 
          would have to really do some memory work as it was in the 70's.  
          Stable unit.</div>
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          <div>Now for Vital.  The story that I heard is there was a 
          fire at the plant and they never really recovered.  The story is 
          that a fire safety demonstration was done and when the fire 
          extinguisher was discharged into the container with the fie, it blew 
          it all over the place and caught the building on fire.  See do 
          all your demonstrations outside. Not indoors.</div>
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          <div>Or was it that the guy was looking at Vital Nancy and got 
          distracted?  LOL</div>
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          <div>Chris Hill</div>
          <div>WA8IGN</div>
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          <div>In a message dated 3/1/2011 11:09:43 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, 
          <a href="mailto:david@dcvideo.com">david@dcvideo.com</a> writes:</div>
          <blockquote style="BORDER-LEFT: blue 2px solid; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px"><font style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" color="#000000" size="2" face="Arial"><br><br>Hello Don, 
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            <div>Somewhere in my life I have encountered that Riker panel, but 
            can't place it. More recently, it may be in one of my switcher junk 
            piles which may have made it more recognizable. If it's still there, 
            it's resting with a TS 40 panel as well. I don't know the history of 
            Riker or Richmond Hill. Likewise, I don't know the demise of Vital, 
            CDL, or others.</div>
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            <div><font class="yiv744415970Apple-style-span" size="5"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 18px" class="yiv744415970Apple-style-span">OK. Who 
            can guess what this switcher is? Should be easy for at least one 
            contributor here (you may be exempt as you have worked on the 
            these!). Clue: Was a 2" <a title="http://www.dcvideo.com/obsolete-video-formats/2-inch-quad.html" href="http://www.dcvideo.com/obsolete-video-formats/2-inch-quad.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">quad</a> era 
            switcher.</span></font></div>
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            <div>David</div>
            <div><a title="http://www.dcvieo.com/" href="http://www.dcvieo.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.dcvieo.com</a></div>
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            <div>On Feb 28, 2011, at 8:20 PM, Don Norwood wrote:</div><br class="yiv744415970Apple-interchange-newline">
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              <div>You're on a roll David.  It was indeed a Riker.  It 
              was missing one of the pattern waveform modules, so we 
              built one to replace it.  Thinking back on those days, I'm 
              kind of amazed how much I got done compared to today's projects 
              that seem to take forever!</div>
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              <div>What was the story with Riker and Richmond Hill?  All 
              the Riker products were blue and Richmond Hill were beige, 
              but otherwise they were the identical devices.  I have an 
              undated Richmond Hill catalog and lots of Riker ads, but 
              don't see any mention of their relationship.  Did RH buy out 
              Riker?</div>
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              <div>Don</div>
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                <div style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message -----</div>
                <div style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: rgb(228,228,228); FONT: 10pt arial"><b>From:</b><span class="yiv744415970Apple-converted-space"> </span><a title="http://mc/compose?to=david@dcvideo.com" href="mip://074aa730/mc/compose?to=david@dcvideo.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" ymailto="mailto:david@dcvideo.com">David Crosthwait</a></div>
                <div style="FONT: 10pt arial"><b>To:</b><span class="yiv744415970Apple-converted-space"> </span><a title="http://mc/compose?to=quadlist@quadvideotapegroup.com" href="mip://074aa730/mc/compose?to=quadlist@quadvideotapegroup.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" ymailto="mailto:quadlist@quadvideotapegroup.com">Quad 
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                <div style="FONT: 10pt arial"><b>Sent:</b><span class="yiv744415970Apple-converted-space"> </span>Monday, 
                February 28, 2011 11:00 PM</div>
                <div style="FONT: 10pt arial"><b>Subject:</b><span class="yiv744415970Apple-converted-space"> </span>Re: 
                [QuadList] Vital... Gainesville</div>
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                  <div>Now for bonus points, who knows what the SEG is? 
                   <font class="yiv744415970Apple-style-span">Riker?</font></div></div></blockquote></div>
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