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Originally Posted by mhardy6647
You guys probably know that Ray Dolby was a member of the team at Ampex that developed the rotating head VTR that made videotape recording practical.
You may not know that one of my former bosses, Dale Pfost, was the son of Fred Pfost, who was also on that small Ampex team. I had the pleasure to meet and chat with the elder Mr. Pfost some years ago at his home in Los Gatos. Interesting guy. Dale & Fred founded a robotics company which they later sold to Beckman (now Beckman Coulter). Dale's still out there somewhere in biotech or bioinformatics or something like that.
'Bout as close to fame as I get...
http://www.ampex.com/03corp/03corp.html
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Have you seen that huge Ampex in this B/W photo in person?
Do you know where it is today and if it is ever used for anything?
Could you help us try to locate the one Ampex Signature V?
Your friend would likely know who purchased it and possibly know it's current whereabouts.
It would not be unusual for us to find it just before it could become destroyed.
Stranger things happen all the time and I would love to help preserve it.