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Early VCR's were built alot like broadcasting VTR's were made... heavy and tough.
I loved the early Betamax machines... SL-5000 was the model of one with a clock on top. It was almost as large as the 3/4" U-Matic machines of the day.
A friend of mine bought the first Betamax sold in Nashville, TN. It was actually written up in the paper, with a picture! He learned incredibly fast how to do edits on his machine.
I still have a beta copy of Gone With The Wind that he recorded from the first broadcast of the movie on NBC. Believe it or not, its very watchable, and we just have to change tapes at commercial breaks!!
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