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The Growth of Magnetic Recording |
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The Four Enduring Product Formats |
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4 | (2) |
| AUDIO RECORDING |
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Chapter 2 The Magnetic Recording of Sound |
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6 | (9) |
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7 | (3) |
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Making Magnetic Recording Work |
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10 | (1) |
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11 | (1) |
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11 | (2) |
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13 | (1) |
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13 | (1) |
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14 | (1) |
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Chapter 3 The Telegraphone |
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Inventing the Telegraphone |
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Research, Development, and the German Partnerships |
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17 | (1) |
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18 | (3) |
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21 | (1) |
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22 | (1) |
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Negotiations with American Investors |
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23 | (1) |
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The American Telegraphone Company |
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24 | (4) |
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28 | (1) |
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29 | (1) |
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Chapter 4 Steel Tape and Wire Recorders |
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30 | (17) |
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30 | (1) |
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33 | (4) |
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37 | (6) |
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Bell Telephone Laboratories |
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38 | (1) |
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The Brush Development Company |
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39 | (2) |
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The Armour Research Foundation |
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41 | (2) |
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43 | (1) |
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44 | (1) |
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45 | (2) |
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Chapter 5 The Introduction of the Magnetophon |
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47 | (25) |
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The Birth of Coated Magnetic Tape |
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47 | (3) |
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Fritz Pfleumer's Invention |
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47 | (2) |
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49 | (1) |
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Joint Development of the Magnetophon Recorder and Tape |
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50 | (6) |
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The First Experimental Tape Recorder |
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50 | (1) |
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Eduard Schuller's Invention of the Ring Head |
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51 | (1) |
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The Development of Coated Tape |
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52 | (1) |
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Improved Laboratory Recorders |
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53 | (1) |
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The Name Magnetophon Is Chosen |
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54 | (1) |
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55 | (1) |
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The First Production Tape Recorder: Magnetophon K1 |
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56 | (1) |
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The Debut of the Magnetophon Tape Recorder |
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56 | (2) |
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The Magnetophon Goes into Production |
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58 | (3) |
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Magnetite Replaces Carbonyl Iron |
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58 | (2) |
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From Magnetophon K1 to Magnetophon K4 |
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The Magnetophon Pays a Brief Visit to America |
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60 | (1) |
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A Promising New Oxide: Gamma Ferric Oxide |
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60 | (1) |
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The Main Users of the Magnetophon |
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61 | (1) |
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The Magnetophon's Recording Performance |
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62 | (1) |
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The Big Leap in Quality: AC Bias Recording |
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63 | (2) |
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65 | (2) |
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A New Tape Base Material: PVC |
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65 | (1) |
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AEG and BASF Launch Magnetophon GmbH |
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66 | (1) |
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67 | (3) |
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The Birth of the Consumer Market |
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70 | (1) |
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70 | (2) |
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Chapter 6 Building on the Magnetophon |
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72 | (20) |
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Coated Tape Development in the United States |
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73 | (3) |
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73 | (1) |
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74 | (2) |
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76 | (4) |
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76 | (1) |
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77 | (2) |
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The Expanding Consumer Market |
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79 | (1) |
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Semiprofessional Recorders: The Magnecorders |
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80 | (3) |
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Ampex Professional Recorders |
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83 | (6) |
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83 | (1) |
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The Development of the Model 200 |
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84 | (3) |
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The Introduction of the Model 200 |
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87 | (2) |
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Other Professional Recorders |
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89 | (1) |
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90 | (1) |
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90 | (2) |
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Chapter 7 Product Diversification |
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92 | (18) |
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Professional Audio Recording |
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93 | (3) |
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High-Quality Recorders for Broadcast Use |
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93 | (1) |
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Master Recorders for Studio Use |
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93 | (1) |
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Multitrack Recorders for Popular Music |
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94 | (2) |
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96 | (12) |
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96 | (2) |
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98 | (3) |
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101 | (1) |
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Introduction of the Philips Compact Cassette |
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102 | (1) |
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103 | (1) |
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Cassette Tape Improvements |
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104 | (1) |
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Electronic Noise Reduction |
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105 | (1) |
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Duplication of Prerecorded Cassettes |
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106 | (1) |
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Other Cassette Applications |
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107 | (1) |
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108 | (1) |
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109 | (1) |
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Chapter 8 The History of Digital Audio |
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110 | (14) |
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Principles of Digital Audio |
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110 | (4) |
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Advantages of Digital Audio |
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114 | (1) |
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Digital Audio Recording Principles |
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115 | (3) |
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Practical Digital Recorders |
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118 | (1) |
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Digital Audio Based on a Hard Disk |
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119 | (1) |
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Stationary-Head Digital Audio Recording |
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119 | (1) |
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Rotary-Head Digital Audio Recording |
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120 | (2) |
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122 | (1) |
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122 | (2) |
| VIDEO RECORDING |
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124 | (97) |
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Chapter 9 The Challenge of Recording Video |
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124 | (13) |
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The Nature of Video Signals |
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125 | (1) |
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Adding Color to Television |
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126 | (1) |
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Recording Video Signals on Film |
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127 | (2) |
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Magnetic Video Recording: Early Experiments |
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129 | (1) |
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The First Broadcast-Quality Magnetic Video Recorder |
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130 | (1) |
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Video Recorders for Home Use |
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131 | (1) |
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Operational Factors Affecting Video Recorder Design |
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131 | (1) |
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Television Production Requirements for Recording Systems |
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132 | (3) |
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Television Production Processes |
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132 | (1) |
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Program Exchange and Recording Standards |
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133 | (2) |
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135 | (1) |
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136 | (1) |
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Chapter 10 Early Fixed-Head Video Recorders |
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137 | (16) |
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137 | (4) |
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Approaches to Recording a Black-and-White Video Signal |
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Improved Recorders Appear in 1954, with Color |
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144 | (1) |
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Technology Advances, 1947-1956 |
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145 | (3) |
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146 | (1) |
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True Phase Equalization at High Frequencies |
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147 | (1) |
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148 | (1) |
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From the Mid-1950s to Now |
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148 | (3) |
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151 | (1) |
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152 | (1) |
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Chapter 11 The Ampex Quadruplex Recorders |
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153 | (17) |
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Early Rotary-Head Video Recorder Attempts |
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154 | (1) |
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The First Quadruplex Recorder (VRX-1000) |
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155 | (5) |
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160 | (5) |
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160 | (2) |
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162 | (3) |
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165 | (2) |
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165 | (1) |
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166 | (1) |
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The Digital Cassette Recording System (DCRS) |
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166 | (1) |
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The Demise of Quadruplex Video Recorders |
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167 | (1) |
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168 | (1) |
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168 | (1) |
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169 | (1) |
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Chapter 12 Helical-Scan Recorders for Broadcasting |
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170 | (12) |
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Video Recorders for Educational and Institutional Use |
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The Beginning of Competition for the Ampex Quad Recorder |
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173 | (2) |
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The First Helical-Scan Recorder to Replace the Quad Recorder |
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175 | (2) |
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A Broadcast Video Recorder for Electronic News Gathering |
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177 | (1) |
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Competition in the Broadcast Video Recorder Industry |
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178 | (2) |
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A New Concept: Automatic Cassette Recorders |
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180 | (1) |
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181 | (1) |
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181 | (1) |
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Chapter 13 Consumer Video Recorders |
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182 | (19) |
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The Challenge of Fixed-Head Consumer Video Recorders |
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182 | (1) |
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The Development of Helically Scanned Home Video Recorders |
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183 | (3) |
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Cassette (Two Reels) or Cartridge (One Reel)? |
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186 | (3) |
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Betamax (Beta) Versus VHS in Japan |
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189 | (2) |
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Beta Versus VHS in the United States |
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191 | (1) |
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Beta Versus VHS in Europe |
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192 | (1) |
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The First 8 mm Video Format Conference |
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193 | (2) |
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The VHS Compact Cassette (VHS-C) |
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195 | (1) |
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The Development of Video Tape |
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196 | (1) |
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Home Digital Video Cassette Recorders |
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197 | (2) |
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199 | (1) |
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200 | (1) |
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Chapter 14 Digital Video Recording |
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201 | (20) |
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Digital Recording of Analog Signals |
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201 | (5) |
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The First Proposal for Digitization of an Analog Signal |
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201 | (1) |
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Attempts to Digitize Sound Recording |
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202 | (1) |
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Digital Conversion of a Video Signal |
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203 | (1) |
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Digital Islands in the Analog Sea |
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204 | (1) |
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High-Density Recording Technology |
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205 | (1) |
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Instrumentation Recording |
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205 | (1) |
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Running on a Mile-Long Bridge That Is Only 2 Feet Wide |
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205 | (1) |
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206 | (4) |
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Initial Experimentation on Digital Video Recording |
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206 | (2) |
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Digital Video Recorder Standardization Activities |
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208 | (1) |
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The First Digital Video Recorder |
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209 | (1) |
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Composite Video Digital Recording |
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210 | (1) |
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The Need for a Composite Video Digital Recorder |
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210 | (1) |
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The Quest for a Single Recording Format for All Broadcast Applications |
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211 | (1) |
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211 | (2) |
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Emerging Needs for Data Compression |
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211 | (1) |
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Data Compression in Broadcast and Teleproduction Recorders |
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212 | (1) |
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213 | (1) |
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Digital Recording of a High-Definition Television Signal |
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213 | (1) |
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Compressed Data Recording of an HDTV Signal |
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214 | (1) |
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214 | (2) |
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DV, Universal Digital Recording Format for Consumers and Professionals |
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214 | (1) |
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Broadcast-Quality VHS Derivative with DV-Based Data Compression |
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215 | (1) |
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D-VHS, The Latest Member of the VHS Family |
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216 | (1) |
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Disk Recorders for Digital Video Applications |
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216 | (2) |
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218 | (1) |
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219 | (2) |
| DATA RECORDING |
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221 | (112) |
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Chapter 15 Capturing Data Magnetically |
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221 | (16) |
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221 | (2) |
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221 | (1) |
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222 | (1) |
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Data Storage Requirements |
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223 | (4) |
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Short-Term Versus Long-Term Memory |
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223 | (1) |
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Transfer Rate, Speed, and Access Time |
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223 | (1) |
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224 | (1) |
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225 | (1) |
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225 | (1) |
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Removability and Portability |
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226 | (1) |
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226 | (1) |
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Early Computer Storage Systems |
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227 | (1) |
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228 | (2) |
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The Digital Magnetic Recording Process |
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230 | (5) |
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Storage of Bits of Information on Magnetic Media |
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230 | (1) |
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230 | (1) |
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231 | (1) |
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231 | (1) |
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Tracking and Accessing Data Mechanically |
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232 | (1) |
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Storing and Retrieving Data from Magnetic Memory |
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233 | (2) |
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235 | (1) |
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236 | (1) |
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Chapter 16 Data Storage on Drums |
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237 | (15) |
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The Development of Magnetic Drum Technology |
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237 | (2) |
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239 | (7) |
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Magnetic Drums at Harvard University |
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246 | (1) |
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The University of Manchester Computer |
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246 | (1) |
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Magnetic Drum Developments at IBM |
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247 | (1) |
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Drums for Peripheral Storage |
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248 | (3) |
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251 | (1) |
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Chapter 17 Data Storage on Tape |
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252 | (18) |
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Five Decades of Half-Inch Tape Storage |
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253 | (1) |
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The Uniservo I: The First Digital Tape Recorder |
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254 | (1) |
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IBM Enters the Computer Market |
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255 | (1) |
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256 | (4) |
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Improvements in Half-Inch Tape Systems |
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260 | (1) |
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IBM Tape Drives Using 10.5-Inch Reels |
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260 | (1) |
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New Form Factors for Data Tape Storage |
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261 | (1) |
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The IBM 3480 Tape Cartridge Family |
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261 | (2) |
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Consumer Recorder Applications |
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263 | (2) |
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265 | (1) |
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Tape Libraries and Automation |
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266 | (2) |
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Other Impacts on Tape Storage System Design |
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268 | (1) |
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269 | (1) |
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269 | (1) |
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Chapter 18 Data Storage on Hard Magnetic Disks |
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270 | (30) |
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271 | (10) |
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Processing Data Files Stored on Magnetic Tape |
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272 | (1) |
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Starting a New Laboratory |
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273 | (1) |
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The Source Recording Project and the Choice of Disks |
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274 | (1) |
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A Broader View of Disk Storage |
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275 | (1) |
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The Disk Project Gets Moving on Some Hardware |
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276 | (2) |
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Designing the 350 RAMAC Disk Drive |
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278 | (2) |
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A Decision to Build Machines for Field Testing |
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280 | (1) |
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RAMAC Is Headed for Announcement |
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280 | (1) |
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The Evolution of Magnetic Disk Storage |
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281 | (17) |
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Self-Acting Hydrodynamic Sliders |
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281 | (3) |
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284 | (2) |
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286 | (1) |
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Low-Mass, Lightly Loaded Sliders |
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287 | (2) |
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289 | (1) |
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290 | (2) |
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292 | (2) |
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Magnetoresistive Read Heads, Thin-Film Disks, and PRML Channels |
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294 | (4) |
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298 | (1) |
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298 | (2) |
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Chapter 19 Data Storage on Floppy Disks |
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300 | (16) |
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301 | (1) |
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302 | (3) |
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305 | (4) |
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309 | (4) |
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313 | (1) |
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314 | (2) |
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Chapter 20 Instrumentation Recording on Magnetic Tape |
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316 | (17) |
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Early Data Recording Using Modified Audio Recorders (1935-1950) |
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316 | (1) |
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The First Multichannel Instrumentation Recorders (1950-1980s) |
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317 | (5) |
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Technology Refinements to Instrumentation Recorders Used in Space Telemetry (1960-1990) |
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322 | (5) |
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323 | (1) |
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323 | (1) |
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323 | (1) |
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324 | (1) |
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Phase Versus Frequency Response |
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325 | (1) |
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326 | (1) |
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Timing Errors Between Tracks |
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327 | (1) |
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High-Density Digital Recording (1970-Current) |
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327 | (1) |
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Digital Video Tape Recorders in Instrumentation |
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328 | (2) |
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330 | (1) |
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331 | (1) |
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331 | (2) |
| Index |
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| About the Editors |
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