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<DIV>In a message dated 12/12/2011 10:38:57 P.M. US Mountain Standard Tim,
scottgfx@mac.com writes:</DIV>
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style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" color=#000000 size=2 face=Arial>It's not
from Quad, but perhaps related to preservation:
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<DIV>Probably from around 1980 or 81.</DIV>
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<DIV><A title=http://www.computerhistory.org/highlights/stevejobs/video/
href="http://www.computerhistory.org/highlights/stevejobs/video/">http://www.computerhistory.org/highlights/stevejobs/video/</A></DIV>
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<DIV>Looks like color-under, so it's VHS, U-Matic or Betamax most
likely.</DIV>
<DIV>The tape looks like it has some issues with lubrication and stretching
perhaps?</DIV>
<DIV>Audio seems to drop out with video problems, so probably was transferred
with a consumer grade converter? DVC perhaps?</DIV></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 PTSIZE="10">Thanks,<BR><BR>Ed Sharpe, Archivist for SMECC
<BR><BR>See the Museum's Web Site at <A
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