Don's Favourite Links

Last updated on 22 March 2006

Index of Links

The Mechanical Era (of Television) - a superb Canadian museum of early television
Peter Yanczer's pages including a hobbyist kit for a 24-line camera and receiver and his excellent book "The Mechanics of Television"
The Television Archives - good early US site from Jim Von Schilling, full of great links
Ed Reitan's Color Television History
The Restelli Collection: The Personal Photographic Collection of Dr Vladimir K Zworykin. An astounding find with a scan of a complete album of Zworykin's pictures from 1933
'Tube-pedia' : A Collection of early Camera Tubes from the Almost All Digital Electronics page
'Early Television Foundation', described as dedicated to the preservation and restoration of television receiving and camera equipment from the early days of television
Television History - the first 75 years. One to watch! History of television development with a US bias. Excellent coverage of unusual subjects - such as the CBS field-sequential system.

Museum of Early VCRs a superb British site emphasising almost every aspect of domestic video recording, updated January 2003
The Magic of Magnetic Tape - a paper by Don Rushin, 3M, a history including Videotape
Recording Technology History - a comprehensive series of notes by Steve Schoenherr
Magnetic Recording Development Prior to 1956 - a paper by David Kirk, 1981, now with password entry only
VERA: An Experimental Broadcast VTR - the BBC Research Department's development from 1952-58 by the Project Manager, Peter Axon, now with password entry only
Charlie Ginsburg's story of how Ampex developed the world's first practical VTR between 1951 and 56, now with password entry only

Eliot Levin's SYMPOSIUM RECORDS unique and rare 78's on CD
Keith Bramich's Home Page
Keith Bramich's CADENZA site for musicians
Stable Recordings a well-established and respected video house providing everything from professional corporate videos through retail DVD and VHS products. Highly recommended.