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DavidO · 01-18-2004, 11:21 PM

Video tapes have been around since about 1898, when they were invented by Thomas Edison. I taped my first child's birth in 1904, my first grandchild's birth in 1927, and all my kids and grandkids ever since. All their school graduations, weddings, etc, etc. These are the things I want to preserve on DVD.

A previous responder was correct when he suggested that it's a colossal waste of time to copy crappy movie tapes to DVD if they are readily available on DVD. But, after 100 years, those early tapes of my kids are starting to crumble.

Since I was 20 years old when I made my first tape in 1904, I will soon celebrate my 120th birthday this year. I don't have too much time left . . .

01-18-2004, 11:21 PM	#8 of 9
DavidO Member Join Date: Jul 2001 Local Time: 05:10 PM Local Date: 12-05-2008 Posts: 14	Video tapes have been around since about 1898, when they were invented by Thomas Edison. I taped my first child's birth in 1904, my first grandchild's birth in 1927, and all my kids and grandkids ever since. All their school graduations, weddings, etc, etc. These are the things I want to preserve on DVD. A previous responder was correct when he suggested that it's a colossal waste of time to copy crappy movie tapes to DVD if they are readily available on DVD. But, after 100 years, those early tapes of my kids are starting to crumble. Since I was 20 years old when I made my first tape in 1904, I will soon celebrate my 120th birthday this year. I don't have too much time left . . .