<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=windows-1252"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;"><div></div><div><br></div><div>Leslie moved from engineering to a vice presidency within Ampex, eventually handling the tape manufacturing division, among others. Leslie co-authored a detailed history of the company’s early years, including the development of what became the first commercially successful video recorder:</div><blockquote style="margin: 0 0 0 40px; border: none; padding: 0px;"><div><a href="http://www.aes.org/aeshc/docs/company.histories/ampex/leslie_snyder_early-days-of-ampex.pdf">http://www.aes.org/aeshc/docs/company.histories/ampex/leslie_snyder_early-days-of-ampex.pdf</a></div></blockquote><div><br></div><div>Wood has served Ampex in engineering and business development positions. </div><div><br></div><div>Pfost is the surviving engineer of the team of six that jointly developed the Ampex VTR and for many years organized (with wife JoAnn) the annual Ampex OldTimers Barbecue, which has roots in a Friday lunch group that began in 1957. </div><div><br></div><blockquote style="margin: 0 0 0 40px; border: none; padding: 0px;"><div>Pfost designed and implemented the successful four-head assembly used in the early machines, and a splicer for the 2” videotape. After leaving Ampex, Pfost served various other companies directly or through his successful consulting business. Read more about his time at Ampex here:</div></blockquote><div><blockquote style="margin: 0 0 0 40px; border: none; padding: 0px;"><div><a href="http://ethw.org/First-Hand:My_Ten_Years_at_Ampex_and_the_Development_of_the_Video_Recorder">http://ethw.org/First-Hand:My_Ten_Years_at_Ampex_and_the_Development_of_the_Video_Recorder</a></div><div><br></div></blockquote></div><div><br></div><div>This year’s event is Saturday, Sept. 10 from Noon to 6pm. </div><div><br></div><div><b>If you’re an Ampexer, or know someone who is, </b>please have them contact me at <a href="mailto:tedlangdell@ampexoldtimers.org">tedlangdell@ampexoldtimers.org</a> for details about the event.</div><div><br></div><div>Cheers,</div><br><div apple-content-edited="true">
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<br><div><div>On Aug 18, 2016, at 10:24 AM, David Crosthwait via QuadList <<a href="mailto:quadlist@quadvideotapegroup.com">quadlist@quadvideotapegroup.com</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><span style="color: rgb(127, 127, 127);"><b>From: </b></span>David Crosthwait <<a href="mailto:DCFWTX@aol.com">DCFWTX@aol.com</a>><br><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; color:rgba(127, 127, 127, 1.0);"><b>Subject: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica';"><b>***SPAM*** Ampex Sign</b><br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; color:rgba(127, 127, 127, 1.0);"><b>Date: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica';">August 18, 2016 at 10:23:33 AM PDT<br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; color:rgba(127, 127, 127, 1.0);"><b>To: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica';">Quad List <<a href="mailto:quadlist@quadvideotapegroup.com">quadlist@quadvideotapegroup.com</a>><br></span></div><br><br><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div>My trip to the bay area this week reminded me to make a note of this campus.</div><div><br></div>For decades, this sign has alerted all passing along the 101 freeway to the manufacturing campus of many videotape products and the home to many talented individuals. That era has for the most part passed. Now this weathered and faded icon appears to be the home to one happy family of birds.<div><br></div><div><br></div><div apple-content-edited="true"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; font-family: Helvetica; border-spacing: 0px;">Best Regards,<br><br>David Crosthwait<br>DC Video<br>Transferring NTSC, PAL & SECAM quad and helical source tapes!<br><font class="Apple-style-span" size="1"><br><a href="mailto:david@dcvideo.com">david@dcvideo.com</a><br><a href="http://www.dcvideo.com">www.dcvideo.com</a><br><br>Follow DC Video on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dcvideo<br>Follow DC Video on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/user/dcvideoonline<br><br></font><font class="Apple-style-span" size="1"><br><br></font></span><font class="Apple-style-span" size="1">
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