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MVR VIDEO DISC RECORDER. DMI 100S-2A TV Disc Recorder, Palo Alto, 1966, metal base with plexiglass cover protecting aluminum magnetic disc,
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MVR VIDEO DISC RECORDER.
DMI 100S-2A TV Disc Recorder, Palo Alto, 1966, metal base with plexiglass cover protecting aluminum magnetic disc, front panel with buttons for record, play, freeze, reset, switch for "EE" and play, video adjustment dial, servo out indicator light, update/single cycle/auto switch, remote connector, in/out switch, meter, on/off switch; back panel with connectors for video in, video out (2), ac.
Provenance: CBS (label on front panel).
The 100S-2A was MVR's (the company created by ex-Ampex employee Kurt Machein) follow-up to their 210-CF. Unfortunately, it still recorded black and white video, whereas Ampex where able to develop the technology to record color a short time later. It's uncertain why this unit is branded Data Memory Inc. as it is clearly manufactured by MVR, but we can conjecture that the company was targeting the computer data storage market. This unit, according to a label on the front panel, was used by CBS.
Provenance: CBS (label on front panel).
The 100S-2A was MVR's (the company created by ex-Ampex employee Kurt Machein) follow-up to their 210-CF. Unfortunately, it still recorded black and white video, whereas Ampex where able to develop the technology to record color a short time later. It's uncertain why this unit is branded Data Memory Inc. as it is clearly manufactured by MVR, but we can conjecture that the company was targeting the computer data storage market. This unit, according to a label on the front panel, was used by CBS.
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