[Imc-makerspace] Beta to the Max

[David Noreen]

Here's another suggestion for now and for future needs:

Freecycle is an interesting possibility for a Betamax VCR and for other things like this.  If you're not already on the list, you can join by going here:
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Once you're on the list, all you need to do is send out an email to the freecycle email address that they give you when you join, and phrase it something like this:

Subject: ISO a Betamax VCR

In the body of the email, you'd just write that if someone has a Betamax VCR they no longer have a use for and would like to give it away, then please email you to arrange for a time and place for you to stop by and pick it up. 

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You might think this wouldn't work, but one member of Freecycle got a free LaserDisc player this way a while ago...



P.S.  If somebody with the time to do this does so, could they donate it to the IMC after they finish making the video transfers, if there's room for it somewhere?  Or, if not to the IMC, could they maybe donate it to a place where there are editing / video transfer stations available to the public?  Thanks!




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 From: Emily Knox <emilyknox at gmail.com>
To: Jeffrey Putney <quaker at gmail.com> 
Cc: "imc-makerspace at lists.chambana.net" <imc-makerspace at lists.chambana.net> 
Sent: Thursday, October 23, 2014 10:35 AM
Subject: Re: [Imc-makerspace] Beta to the Max
 


We try.  

Actually I tell my students that it's important to have  betamax, typewriters, etc in their libraries.


On Wed, Oct 22, 2014 at 11:00 PM, Jeffrey Putney <quaker at gmail.com> wrote:

Oh what can't librarians do! ;-)
>Sounds like that's going to work! Thanks Emily!
>Jeff
>Sent from an android.
>On Oct 22, 2014 9:58 PM, "Colten Jackson" <jazzyjackson at gmail.com> wrote:
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>Would they be agreeable to hooking up recording equipment? That'd be pretty neat! 
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>>On Wed, Oct 22, 2014 at 9:29 PM, Emily Knox <emilyknox at gmail.com> wrote:
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>>There's a betamax viewing station at the Undergrad library http://www.library.illinois.edu/ugl/about/media_viewing_booths.html
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>>>On Wed, Oct 22, 2014 at 9:10 PM, Jeffrey Putney <quaker at gmail.com> wrote:
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>>>Hey Everyone,
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>>>>Does anyone have a working betamax player?  
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>>>>We had a visitor tonight who was working on repairing an old Betamax player in order to pull data off of old tapes for a section of their thesis. In the end it seemed like it wasn't going to be revived but I figured I would ask in case anyone can help him out. Just let me know and I can send you his contact info! 
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>>>>Thanks,
>>>>  Jeff 
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