[QuadList] WRC Equipment (Was George Michael's Sports Machine)

[Douglas Hamer]

Man, I hate to see good equipment used as props. Although it does seem
to be mostly intact. Can't watch the Red Green show because of the
character who uses an Ampex VTR control panel as a prop. It freaks me
out.

Doug Hamer

> chill315 at aol.com wrote:
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> It is interesting to see this again. I remember the show.  Now since
> the prop department got a hold of the machine, how many other changes
> can one spot?  Also what non standard item was done to the machine?
>  So far I have spotted a total of three thing done or added.
> 
> Chris Hill
> 
> On Jun 29, 2014, at 10:17 PM, "Don Norwood"
> <dwnorwood at digitrakcom.com> wrote:
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> >
> > Hi David:
> >
> > It's a TR-70.  The way to tell is the monitor bridge switches and
> > indicators.  But the really strange thing is.....dual waveform
> > monitors!  Was that just for this prop or were machines actually
> > configured that way, and if so, why?
> >
> > Don Norwood
> > Digitrak Communications, Inc.
> > www.digitrakcom.com
> >
> >      ----- Original Message -----
> >      From: David Crosthwait
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> >
> >      Third try. Let's see if the system likes the subject
> >      change.
> >
> >
> >      Begin forwarded message:
> >
> >     > From: David Crosthwait <david at dcvideo.com>
> >     >
> >     >
> >     > The VTR may be a TR 22 although only the RCA junkies may
> >     > know for sure.
> >     >
> >     > <GM2.jpeg>
> >     > WRC was the origin of Sports Machine, for airing on NBC
> >     > O&O's. Fred and the rest of us used to watch that show
> >     > incoming to Burbank on the weekends. It was a flashy
> >     > version of Roggin's show on KNBC.
> >     >
> >     >
> >     >
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