<html><head></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><br><div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>On Mar 19, 2013, at 1:42 PM, David Crosthwait wrote:</div><div><br></div><div>> The VR 2000 was introduced in 1964, at least a full year ahead of the RCA high-bands. In the case of NBC NY and Burbank, this necessitated the purchase of the VR-2000's to stay competitive production wise. I believe Dennis has mentioned earlier that NBC NY aired to the network in prime time on VR-2000's. Did the General know this? </div></div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>I offer:</div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>NBC-NY had 6 Ampex VR-2000's. Two were used in an edit room to assemble the soap opera "Another World":</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/dennisdegan/515356413/">http://www.flickr.com/photos/dennisdegan/515356413/</a>></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>The remaining four machines were the main on-air VTR's used for prime-time programming; each pair (Primary & Protection) would alternate throughout the evening's programming. These four VTR's were equipped with the best playback modules in order to provide the highest quality on-air picture. Two of these are shown here:</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/dennisdegan/515355073/">http://www.flickr.com/photos/dennisdegan/515355073/</a>></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>I'm pretty sure the General knew all about it.</div><br><div>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-size: medium; "><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span>Dennis Degan, Video Editor-Consultant-Knowledge Bank<br><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span>NBC Today Show, New York<br><br></span>
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