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The Business of Research: RCA and the VideoDisc (Studies in Economic History and Policy: USA in the Twentieth Century) Hardcover – August 29, 1986

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  • Series: Studies in Economic History and Policy: USA in the Twentieth Century
  • Hardcover: 274 pages
  • Publisher: Cambridge University Press (August 29, 1986)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0521322820
  • ISBN-13: 978-0521322829
  • Product Dimensions: 6 x 0.8 x 9 inches
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5.0 out of 5 starsHistorical Reference for the Design Phase of the CED System
By A Customer on May 27, 1999
Format: Hardcover
The definitive historical reference on the design phase of the CED System. This book was largely researched from 1976 to 1978 as an exercise in applied history. The book deals primarily with this late 70's time frame, although it also contains chapters on early RCA history, VideoDisc on the market, and lessons to be learned from the CED project. This book also discusses other consumer video formats developed, but never marketed by RCA, which include Discpix, Photopix, Holopix, Holotape, and Magtape.
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5.0 out of 5 starsThe consequences of failure of vision
By A Customer on March 17, 1997
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There is a lot of misinformation spread around about the history of the
videodisc. If you are curious about the facts, check out this book.

It is recommended for all new media designers. It shows the disastrous consequences of failure of vision. In RCA's case, they correctly judged that there was going to be a huge market in consumer video, but it never occurred to them that time shifting, home recording, and program rental would be the
features to drive it. In parallel with the capacitance electronic disc (CED)
they developed a MagTape system. If they had gone to market with MagTape,
there might still be an RCA today.
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5.0 out of 5 starsHistorical Reference for the Design Phase of the CED System
By A Customer on May 27, 1999
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The definitive historical reference on the design phase of the CED System. This book was largely researched from 1976 to 1978 as an exercise in applied history. The book deals primarily with this late 70's time frame, although it also contains chapters on early RCA history, VideoDisc on the market, and lessons to be learned from the CED project. This book also discusses other consumer video formats developed, but never marketed by RCA, which include Discpix, Photopix, Holopix, Holotape, and Magtape. The more expensive hardcover edition of the book has the title clauses reversed, and also includes a slip cover showing a VideoDisc reflecting a rainbow pattern.
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4.0 out of 5 starsINFORMATIVE READ ABOUT THE DOOMED FORMAT..
By stephen d clark on January 1, 2014
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As a collector of the RCA videodiscs turning normal by getting rid of most them, this book was a good addition to my ced knowlege. I always suspected that that format was killed off by weasels.
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