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Transcription of Obsolete Formats.
Satellite, Aerial, AV Installs, serving Sussex & South East.
Format Collector. Tech Geek.
Record Hoarder & Charity Shop Frequenter.
What better way to Celebrate Sir David Attenboroughs 100th Birthday, than with some #LaserDisc Goodness
Here is a brief glimpse of the phenomenal BBC British Garden Birds LaserVision Disc, 1982
It really is remarkable & absolutely
groundbreaking at the time
It’s all there
Teletext
Dual Audio Channels
CAV - Active Play, Frame by Frame
Subtitles
It still holds up today
Tis #TapeBoxTuesday
ADAT - Alesis Digital Audio Tape 1992-2003
Studio Pro Format - Uses S-VHS Video Tape
8 Tracks - 16 Bit, later 20 Bit
Tape thundered thru Mech, Speed is 95.3mm p/s. Roughly 3 3/4 ips - 4 times faster than VHS, E120 gives 40 mins
It’s noisy, clunky & temperamental
Multiple Decks could be Linked to give more Tracks.
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Todays #RetroTech New Arrival at AVAV Towers
VHD Test Discs, Thorn EMI
Video High Density - Video Disc, 1983-86
Thorn built a plant in Swindon in 1981 for VHD Manufacturing & Mastering
The Format never took off & production was changed to CD in ‘86
These Test Discs are really rare
VHD was developed by JVC Victor, Japan. Having been shown CED by RCA, they walked away & developed a version that actually worked. It’s remarkably good
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Now children, gather round
Once upon a time, in land long forgotten, old people used to Save their Computer stuff on to old relics
These old relics were called ‘Cassette Tapes’
Old people thought they were wonderful things
You’d spend ages Loading a Cassette. Sitting in front of your Commodore PET, C64, C128, Atari ST, Sinclair ZX80 / 81, Amstrad 464, MSX
When the Tape had fully run, you’d then be greeted with “Loading Error”. These were happy days
Dear all
Children, gather round
Once upon a time, in a land now long forgotten, Computers didn’t remember things when you turned them off
We used to have to “Save” stuff on Cassette Tape. They were slow, taking ages to “Load” what you had “Saved” only to show “Load Error”
As Tim & Rex demonstrated, Tape is essentially Sticky Tape & Rust
Nice little job to start a Monday morning
1965 Wedding Ceremony on Reel to Reel Tape
Not thought to have been heard in the last 60 years. Played beautifully, just needed a little volume boost in Post
Lovely stuff
Today’s #RetroTech
Sorting through a bag of Cassettes, found this in the mix. I noticed the notch, looked different
Streamer Cassette, D/CAS, late 80s
Data Storage & Back Up Tape Cassette
Single sided, 4 Tracks of Data up to 600 MB. Was all over by mid 90s as other options came to market
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SoundMirror Audio Tape, late 40s
Magnetic Paper Tape
Yes it really is Paper!
It’s kinda like Magnetic Carbon Paper
Surprisingly strong, sounds excellent
NO Shedding or Sticky Tape Syndrome
Don't get many in for Archiving, but they are always good & play fine
Playing on Sony TC-785 Auto Reverse, c 1974
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Thermionic Products (Electronics) Ltd, Hythe, Southampton
14” NAB, 1” Reel to Reel Multitrack Audio Tape, in a lovely tin
It’s a beast, bloody heavy
Contents unknown as label lost
Part of last weeks consignment from my friend - retired IBA, TVS, Southern etc
