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From: wwb@ihuxn.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.video
Subject: Re: Bye-bye Beta?
Message-ID: <520@ihuxn.UUCP>
Date: Mon, 23-Jan-84 16:26:01 EST
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Posted: Mon Jan 23 16:26:01 1984
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Organization: AT&T Bell Labs, Naperville, IL
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Sony developed the VHS format for home video recorders.  When it
didn't meet their quality requirements, they went back to the
drawing board and developed Beta.  After they introduced Beta
format products, they licensed the VHS patents to other
manufacturers.

Doesn't that say it all?

						Walt Barnes
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