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Hi all,
2" Quadruplex Video tape was $250 a reel then. That's why many tapes were erased. That was a lot of money to an network affiliate then. Tapes then also had to be sent to a station with the heads on the recorder that made the tape. The Ampex VR-1200 was a pricey machine, they cost around 60,000.00 new. They also required a skilled engineer operating them and bucketfuls of tubes often during maintenance. Just some history of early video. These beasts ran at 15 IPS then and lasted 30 minutes to a reel of tape.
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