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Old 01-05-2008, 03:14 PM  
aico
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Originally Posted by GatorB View Post
You do realize that betamax never really died. You know when you see behind the scenes of newscasts and other shows and they say "roll tape" that's betamax they're talking about. The tape, the equipment etc. Has been exclusively for years. I wonder how much Sony has made off that in the last 30 years?
Ya, what he said. Betamax just failed at the consumer level, it was the standard at the professional level.
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