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Subject: Re: TRON (message from the project leader)
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Date: 7 Jul 89 23:12:46 GMT
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In article <2296@trantor.harris-atd.com> chuck@trantor.harris-atd.com (Chuck Musciano) writes:
>Sony Betamax videotape systems, or even...
>they were all replaced by later, better technology.  Being first is not always
>a guarantee of success.

I went VHS early on ... but beta seemed then (and does now) to be the
technically superior product ... VHS had better licensing polcies ...

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