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From: will atkin <william_atkin@hotmail.com>
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Subject: Re: Yaroze Tickler.
Date: Sat, 24 Apr 1999 12:20:06 +0100
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>
> Anyhow.. I still didn't give you the answer... I don't know Why VHS
> won..
>
> Cheers,
>
> DEnnis..

I heard a story that it was good 'ol American Football that carried the day
for VHS.  Turned out that VHS has a setting for Extended Play on the tapes
which lengthened the recording time of a two hour tape to 6 hours.  Now we
all know that football games go over two hours and how important they are to
every red-blooded american (usually the same market who is buying the VHS in
the firstplace).  Joe Public wanted to be able to plop a tape in, set
record, and hit the road to do whatever and not have to worry about makin it
back on time switch tapes.  He was able to get the whole game on one tape
and still have room left over for cousin Betsy's wedding.  Beta, as far as I
know, offers no such option.. hence VHS ruled the day,

Put that in your pipe and smoke it,

Will