[QuadList] OT: Harris Quits broadcast equipment- more detail

David Crosthwait david at dcvideo.com
Wed May 2 10:22:41 CDT 2012


Ted, the pictures came through fine on my Mac's. That appeared to be a very elaborate booth display for that product (ha!).

In terms of the Vegas convention center, it has gone through major changes in the past 35 years and is far superior now to anything in it's past. 

Regards,

David Crosthwait
DC Video
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On May 2, 2012, at 8:14 AM, Don Norwood wrote:

> Ted:
>  
> None of the pictures show up for me.
>  
> The company was Harris-Intertype when they purchased Gates.
>  
> Don Norwood
> Digitrak Communications, Inc.
> www.digitrakcom.com
>  
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Ted Langdell
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> Sent: Wednesday, May 02, 2012 2:13 AM
> Subject: Re: [QuadList] OT: Harris Quits broadcast equipment- more detail
> 
> On May 1, 2012, at 8:15 PM, david at dcvideo.com wrote:
> 
>> Harris had a direct connection to 2" quad: The Harris 590 TBC. I ran a VR 1200 in a truck in Ohio for NBC college basketball that had one in lieu of the Amtec/Colortec etc. NBC Burbank had a 590 for month hooked up to a TR 70A for demo purposes in the early 80's. 
> 
> And here is a Harris 590 during the 1980 NAB, showcasing products by just-acquired Consolidated Video Systems, which became Harris Video Systems:
> 
> 
> 
> The original photo and more coverage of the 1980 NAB are in the Harris "Intercom" newsletter, here:
> http://gates-harris-history.com/1980-06%20June.pdf
> 
> Check out the photo of the Las Vegas Convention Center on the front page.  Where did the saucer section go?
> 
> 
> You can check out other Gates and Harris publications here:
> http://gates-harris-history.com/
> 
> Harris trivia question:  What hypenated name was Harris also known by, about the time it picked up Gates?
> 
> 
> Ted
> 
> Ted Langdell
> Secretary
> 
> Thanks for coming to see us at NAB 2012, April 16-19 in Booth SL-9607
> 
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