When I first picked it up, something felt terribly wrong.
i was feeling as if my perception became distorted,
as alice felt when she grew so tall she couldn't see
her own feet.

was my hand becoming tiny? is perspective playing
a cruel trick on me? this what would happen if you could
Photoshop real life.





Truth is far less exciting, at least for anyone not Techi.
this strange looking audio cassette is in-fact a video tape,
from the late 70's or early 80's.
Just when the skirmish between Betamax and VHS was at it's
most, this weird looking format appeared on the market.

And it shall be named Video 2000.

Video 2000? in 1980? as you might have suspected,
the format didnt last very long, and was popular mostly in europe.
if the makers had any hopes for this format to last till the year 2000,
they were soon shattered.




this format was developed by Grunding and Philips, lasted from 1979-1988
While this format outlived Betamax, even at its hight Video 2000 didn't have a substantial market share.
Its two main advantages were extremely long recording time, up 16 hours, and dynamic tracking, which
allowed fast forward or rewind without those annoying noise line.
the long recording time was achieved by scanning only half the tape, and then flipping it over,
just like an audio cassette.
Which brings me to where I started. when picked up, the tape looks just like an audio cassette.
a very large one. with a tiny hand holding it.
after a while the differences become noticeable, but the feeling did last for a few minutes.
i hope the blurriness of the photo make the feeling last a bit longer.

off to a tea party...
NsHex

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