<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>
<blockquote style="BORDER-LEFT: rgb(16,16,255) 2px solid; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px"><br>From:
<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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[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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