[BC] Fun with Quad Videotape

[mark at shander.com]

Today we call that an environmentally-conscious decision and encourage it.  :-)

Mark Shander
-The BDR

On Dec 1, 2011, at 10:50 AM, Alan Kline <broadcast at snugglebunny.us> wrote:

> I remember those 90-minute quad reels, and you're certainly right about 
> how they could damage a foot... The most fun I ever saw with those was 
> when we replaced the pair of 60-minute reels we used for a daily show 
> feed with 2 90-minute reels, and the operator forgot to put on bigger 
> takeup reels...
> 
> And talking about cheap...the station where I worked in 1985-1990 was so 
> cheap that instead of replacing worn 3/4" cassettes that we used for 
> spot playback, we bought an eraser/cleaning unit, cleaned loose oxide 
> off of the tape, and then cut out the worn portion and spliced the rest 
> back together...