For example, in 1971, [Lou Garner] wrote: “…they [Sony] hope will put ... deep (a big larger than a VHS tape) and contained 3/4 inch magnetic tape (VHS used 1/2 inch tape).

This vintage Sony Tape Recorder Ad from 1967 boasts about their new videotape recorder that "goes anywhere you go". I definitely take the ease of my iphone camera for granted. LIKE BOING BOING BUT ...

Using two-inch tape and running at 15 ips, the going rate for tape recorders of the time, the rotating head created an effective rate of 1500 ips. The helical scan method was used in many ...