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<p class="MsoNormal">I was in a developing country around 20 years ago (same problems, different weather… don’t mention humidity!)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The US LoC / Quad VTR discussion reminded me of a bureaucratic stuff-up that occurred around 1992.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">In that particular country – there were too many hands in the pot, so that budgets often went to the ‘highest bidder’, but during one particularly austere period – the purchase requisition for a number of Beta SP decks and relevant spares
for their first operational budget was submitted.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">As these things do – the decision process was unusually long winded, and completely void of contact with the actual users.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Around 12-18 months after the requirement was flagged – the approval came through.
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<p class="MsoNormal">For the spares, but not the principle equipment!<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">It took another 6-12 months to lash the morons that created that mess – to find and allocate funds to buy the actual VTRs… !<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">My open-reel history includes VR1200/2000/3000 – AVR1/2/3 – VPR-1A&C/2/3/80 – RCA TR-61 & 70C – BCN and whole range of stuff at VTC in Australia during the 70s and 80s.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Love the conversation. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:#44546A;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">MC</span></b><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-AU"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial Black","sans-serif";color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">I don’t think like other people. Use it.</span></i><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-AU"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-AU"><a href="mailto:mcoop@SL4P.net"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:blue">mcoop@SL4P.net</span></a></span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:#44546A;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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