[QuadList] vintage head refurb forms

[Ted Langdell]

That's an interesting story on both accounts... your experience and  
the "pushed out."  More would be interesting.

Do you mean CMX as in editing?  Or was that a typo?  C and X are next  
to each other :)

Ted

On May 8, 2010, at 4:15 PM, Videomagnetics wrote:

> Ted,
> Thanks for the memories. I actually started out working for Video  
> Max back in 1973 and then with Videomagnetics in 1980 so I had the  
> pleasure of working in both buildings. I still have the original  
> business plans for Videomagnetics Inc from 1975. I wonder how many  
> people knew that the founder of Videomagnetics had also started  
> Video Max but lost controlling interest to CMX and was pushed out  
> after they merged.
>
> Tony
> Videomagnetics Inc
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Ted Langdell
> To: Quad List
> Sent: Friday, May 07, 2010 7:59 PM
> Subject: Re: [QuadList] vintage head refurb forms
>
> Note the proximity of VideoMax to VideoMagnetics on San Lazaro in  
> Sunnyvale.
>
> VideoMax is at 154... and Tony's operation, VideoMagnetics is across  
> the street at 155.
>
> Here's where they were...
>
> http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=155+San+Lazaro+Avenue,+Sunnyvale,+CA&sll=37.376091,-122.012508&sspn=0.010487,0.017252&g=155+San+Lazaro+Avenue,+Sunnyvale,+CA&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=155+San+Lazaro+Ave,+Sunnyvale,+Santa+Clara,+California+94086&ll=37.375868,-122.012237&spn=0.000655,0.001078&t=h&z=20&layer=c&cbll=37.375963,-122.012213&panoid=GPwe_QIJw1gyOj3XiJVMQA&cbp=12,276.26,,0,4.32
>
> If you zoom in and click on the white stripe in the street, you can  
> use Street View to see what they look like today.
>
> Tony Korte moved VideoMagnetics to Colorado Springs.  If you visit  
> on the right evenings, you may be in for some live music in the  
> recording studio he has next door.
>
> VideoMax is now in Palo Alto, on Embarcadero Rd., a few doors from  
> where Merlin Engineering Works was located. Ken Zin may have stories  
> about Merlin to share sometime.
>
> Side question: Can anyone tell what CMC Technology's "D.P.T.  
> (Dynamic Parallel Tracking)" heads for Ampex machines differed from  
> Ampex's AST (Automatic Scan Tracking) heads for 1" Type C?
>
> Ted
>
>
>
> Ted Langdell
> Secretary
>
>
>
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