[QuadList] Is this possibly a Japanese TOAMCO Quad next to a TR-22?

[C. Park Seward]

"In August 1958, Sony started developing a two-inch Quadruplex format  
VTR and announced the first Japan-made prototype in December the same  
year. Sony had the technology know-how on recording sound - but  
recording moving images is far more complex. The speed of development  
was quite simply astonishing and is a sign of the united efforts of  
the Sony engineers involved. "

Funny, it only took them four months to develop a quad VTR... after

"At the time, Kihara and his staff were already designing their own  
VTR. Their only reference until then, however, had been a copy of the  
Ampex circuit diagrams. With these precious diagrams they intended to  
decipher the Ampex VTR. "

So it was a copy of the Ampex in four months. Not so astonishing.

Best,
Park

C. Park Seward
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On Jun 14, 2009, at 10:53 PM, Ted Langdell wrote:

> The "Quads from other countries" search continues.
>
> Here's another photo from Anselmo Roccaforte of Argentina: http://www.broadcasting101.ws/vintagevcrs.jpg
> found here: http://www.broadcasting101.ws/anselmo6.htm
> <vintagevcrs.jpg>
>
> A Japanese looking Ampex machine on the right?  Toshiba built Ampex?
>
> Note the bulges atop the racks... also seen in this Sony photos of  
> the prototype Quad it built:
> <qfhh7c00000esqk8.jpg><vtr2.gif>
>
> http://www.sony.net/SonyInfo/CorporateInfo/History/capsule/09/index.html
> http://www.sony.net/Fun/SH/1-7/h2.html
>
> At the time Sony was building this machine, Ampex's eventual Quad- 
> making partner, Toshiba had taken the lead in transistor  
> manufacture... technology Ampex was desperately seeking, and  
> exchanged patent information about Quad with Sony to get.
>
> Hmmm.
>
> Ted
>
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