[QuadList] History - what is the REAL story

[C. Park Seward]

Perhaps some of you can point to the true stories.

Story one:

Ampex, having developed a way to record color on quad, needed the  
transistor technlogy tjhat RCA had abd RCA nedded the Ampex patents  
for color. So they did a parent swap with RCA getting color and Ampex  
getting transistor technology.

Some think the transistor technology was actually gotten from Sony.

Time frame should be around 1958 or so.

Story two:

The WRC-TV dedication with Sarnoff and Eisenhower was recorded in  
Burbank OR at WRC. Was the AT&T microwave Long Lines good enough for  
color in 1958? And if they did record it in Burbank, why not at WRC? I  
was told this week it was recorded at WRC.

Let's set history straight!


Best,
Park

C. Park Seward
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