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Home-video debut of '75
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betamax
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Betamax (also called Beta , and referred to as such in the logo) is a consumer-level analog videocassette magnetic tape recording format developed by Sony , released in Japan on May 10, 1975. The first Betamax introduced in America was the LV-1901 console, ...
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In the basement recreation room Ruth and Nim sat side by side on a sofa, with Leah sprawled on a rug, while Benjy deftly inserted a video cassette into their Betamax tape deck, connected to a color TV.
Now, Betamax and comparable systems were giving the public a chance to strike back by being selective, and eliminating advertising from their viewing.
We sat down again, the lights went off, the Betamax went on, and Jimmy turned his head slightly to the left, looking straight at me in my chair.
Kyle and I walked back to the Kapstone offices where someone had set up a Sony Betamax VCR along with several yellow legal pads and sharpened pencils for the taking of notes.
And then we figured that bar codes will be obsolete soon enough, and having one on your shoulder or forehead would be like having a Betamax tattooed on your shoulder or forehead.