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Over the years, Sony has changed the Betamax logo, the tape boxes, and even the cassette shells. Here is a quick Betamax history lesson.... |
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Over the years, Sony has changed the Betamax logo, the tape boxes, and even the cassette shells. Here is a quick Betamax history lesson.... |
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THE
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THE TAPE
BOXES
BELOW: The two original Sony K-30 (30 min.) and K-60
(60 min.) tapes, made for the original Beta X-1 speed.
The currently
available Sony Betamax tapes; the tape box itself is black. Shown is the outer
wrapper.
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HERE ARE SOME NON-SONY BOXES THAT YOU MAY HAVE NEVER SEEN...SOME OF THESE ARE REALLY OLD, OTHERS ARE VERY RARE... |
One of the few Korean-made Beta tapes...and
it actually wasn't too bad!!
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 A rare Sony UHG-L830. The UHG series of tapes was known to have lots of drop-outs. |
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MORE
GOODIES ON
THE NEXT PAGE..... |
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LISTINGS
PAGES: SONY
LIST | ZENITH
LIST | NEC
LIST | TOSHIBA
LIST | SEARS
LIST |
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PHOTO GALLERIES: SONY BETAS THRU THE YEARS | DREAM MACHINES | INDUSTRIALS INTERNATIONAL BETAS | NON-SONY BETAS | BOXES & SHELLS pg I | BOXES & SHELLS pg 2 |
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OTHER NEAT
STUFF: BETAHELP
| THE BIG LIE
| BETAMAX
TIDBITS | BETATIPS
| BETAADS |
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Original
Betamax logo (an offshoot of Sony's U-Matic logo); used from 1975-79 on
both the tape shells and the machines. 
Revised Greek-style logo was used
for a couple
of years,
then shortened to
which became
the defacto Beta logo.
