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From: ralph@inuxc.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.video
Subject: Re: Bye bye Beta?
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Date: Wed, 25-Jan-84 10:49:27 EST
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Posted: Wed Jan 25 10:49:27 1984
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Organization: AT&T Consumer Products Div., Indianapolis
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I'm not sure why VHS has the 75% of the market that it does. The original
VCR format was Beta (it is not a new idea), so at one time Beta had
100% of the market. It was two years after Beta that VHS came along,
and Beta has been losing ground ever since. Apparently lower cost and
longer playing time are winning the marketing battle.

Oh yes, as if two formats are not bad enough, I read that several major
VCR makers will market an "8-mm" format late this year. Anyone heard
anything more about this?

			Ralph Keyser
			AT&T Consumer Products
			...!inuxc!ralph