What were the previous format wars like?

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What were the previous format wars like?

11-10-2007, 12:00 PM

Razzy

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Originally Posted by Grisle

How did you get your information during the VHS v BETA time? It seems like it would have been hard.

Well, back in the 80's we all had to run out to the corner & grab a newspaper from a boy screaming "Extra Extra...VHS stomps Beta!!"

Seriously though, I'd say the internet is definitely helping fuel this war. I don't recall reading in the newspaper or seeing a whole lot on TV about the VHS vs Beta battle, maybe a blurb here & there. One day beta was just gone.

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