At 10:53 PM 2/10/2006, Steven C. Barr wrote: >As did, I would guess, the video-tape era when that first appeared... >(when?) 1956 NAB show Ampex unveiled the VR-1000 and they apparently couldn't make them fast enough. This is the 50th anniversary! Cheers, Richard Richard L. Hess email: [log in to unmask] Vignettes Media web: http://www.richardhess.com/tape/ Aurora, Ontario, Canada (905) 713 6733 1-877-TAPE-FIX Detailed contact information: http://www.richardhess.com/tape/contact.htm