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'''Betamax''' was a type of [[human]] video [[cassette]] tape recording format used in [[VCR]]s. It was distinct from [[VHS]] and was invented by the Japanese electronics company  [[Wikipedia:Sony|Sony]].
'''Betamax''' was a type of [[human]] video [[cassette]] tape recording format used in [[VCR]]s. It was distinct from [[VHS]].  


The Doctor had acquired a complete collection of [[Laurel and Hardy]] films on Betamax from a classified ad. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Business Unusual]]'')
The Doctor had acquired a complete collection of [[Laurel and Hardy]] films on Betamax from a classified ad. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Business Unusual]]'')
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In [[1982]], a Betamax video recorder fell through [[Cardiff Space-Time Rift|the Rift]] to [[May]] [[2008]]. It was picked up by [[Torchwood Three]] and stored in the vaults. In [[2009]], when [[Harold (The Undertaker's Gift)|Harold]] had to get a message to [[Jack Harkness]] about the [[Hokrala Corp]], he made a Betamax recording. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Undertaker's Gift]]'')
In [[1982]], a Betamax video recorder fell through [[Cardiff Space-Time Rift|the Rift]] to [[May]] [[2008]]. It was picked up by [[Torchwood Three]] and stored in the vaults. In [[2009]], when [[Harold (The Undertaker's Gift)|Harold]] had to get a message to [[Jack Harkness]] about the [[Hokrala Corp]], he made a Betamax recording. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Undertaker's Gift]]'')
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Revision as of 05:53, 11 June 2017

Betamax

Betamax was a type of human video cassette tape recording format used in VCRs. It was distinct from VHS.

The Doctor had acquired a complete collection of Laurel and Hardy films on Betamax from a classified ad. (PROSE: Business Unusual)

The Tenth Doctor stored the Wire on a Betamax tape in 1953 and claimed that he was going to record over it. (TV: The Idiot's Lantern)

In 1982, a Betamax video recorder fell through the Rift to May 2008. It was picked up by Torchwood Three and stored in the vaults. In 2009, when Harold had to get a message to Jack Harkness about the Hokrala Corp, he made a Betamax recording. (PROSE: The Undertaker's Gift)