[78-L] question on tape baking

[David Lennick]

Michael Biel wrote:
> -------- Original Message --------
>  Subject: Re: [78-L] question on tape baking
>  From: "Robert M. Bratcher Jr." <bratcher at pdq.net>
>  Date: Thu, September 17, 2009 1:27 pm
>  To: 78-L Mail List <78-l at klickitat.78online.com> 
> 
> dl wrote:
>>> It may be the same as Ampex 291, which was sold
>>> as for educational use.
>  
>> I don't think I've ever seen Ampex 291. Was that another
>> reject tape sold cheaply?
>  
> I seem to recall it was in orange and brown boxes.  I think I have some
> of it from our school library.  Educational sales were usually bulk
> sales.

Blue on blue, I thought, but they could have changed the design from time to 
time. Some broadcasters and syndicators used 291 for programs they shipped out. 
Maybe it was good for high speed duplicating.

dl

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