I remember that one, too, but I'm pretty sure that a 7" reel of tape (I don't remember, though, if it was 1.5-mil or 1.0-mil tape) could record only four minutes of video, so the speed would have been much greater than 11 ips. Aaron Z. > -----Original Message----- > From: Association for Recorded Sound Discussion List > [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of [log in to unmask] > Sent: Tuesday, April 10, 2012 8:57 AM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Re: [ARSCLIST] High Fidelity August 1965 -- several "dead end" video > formats mentioned > > I don't remember any of these formats but I do recall a machine made by Roberts > (or Akai) that used 1/4" tape to record video (B/W only) with a fixed head. I believe > speed was 11 ips. > > joe salerno