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The Ampex Mailing List is a moderated forum for discussion of Ampex audio and video recorders, professional and consumer. (A moderated mailing list is one in which each post is reviewed for appropriateness before possibly being distributed to the list.) This includes the use, maintenance, repair, modification, design, and history of all Ampex professional recorders, audio, video, and instrumentation, from the first Model 200A of 1948 to the last ATR-800 of the early 1980s.
Since its inception, a major goal of the Ampex Mailing List has been to help Ampex users get the equipment, parts, and documentation they need. Thus for sale and wanted posts are definitely on topic. Please preface such posts with "FS:" ("FA:" if an auction and not a set-price sale) or "WTB:" in the subject field.
When replying, please TRIM UNNECESSARY PARTS of the original post to conserve bandwidth and server space. The moderator generally will not approve posts that quote all of the message being answered.
In general subjects should relate in some way to Ampexes and their role in professional audio.
Posts about pro audio completely unrelated to Ampexes should be directed elsewhere. The Pro-Audio mailing list is one possible venue for such a discussion. For more information send email to pro-audio-request@bach.pgm.com with the text info pro-audio.
Please preface all off-topic posts with the string "OT:" in the subject field. This makes it easier to skip threads that are not of interest.
Over time, the topic of a thread may change. WHEN IT DOES, PLEASE UPDATE THE SUBJECT FIELD OF YOUR EMAIL TO REFLECT WHAT IS ACTUALLY BEING DISCUSSED IN YOUR POST.
Using the "OT:" convention and making sure the subject fields accurately represent what is being talked about allows persons not interested in those topics to skip them.
Discussions of politics, government, religion, and social policy are not welcome here. (It is recognized that there will be the occasional passing reference to most topics, including these.) Should you wish to expound on these issues with fellow list subscribers, please do it by private email.
In addition, there is the Backroom List, devoted to topics not allowed on the Ampex Mailing List. Contact the Backroom listowner for more information.
SUBSCRIBERS ARE EXPECTED TO BEHAVE LIKE POLITE ADULTS. Personal attacks, flames, ad hominem arguments, and similar divisive, bullying posts will not be tolerated.
Studer products are also not an appropriate topic here, not because the subject is inflammatory, but because the Studer List provides more expert advice than does the Ampex Mailing List.
The list began in the summer of 1995. Therefore it should be no surprise that many topics have been discussed in detail already.
New subscribers wishing to learn the list's collective (and considerable) wisdom on these points should search the archives for relevant posts.
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Please avoid posting until you have determined that you have a question to ask or a point to make that has not been covered previously.
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contain more than one period. To retrieve files, send email to
majordomo@recordist.com with the text
get ampex
[filename]
end
or
get
ampex-digest [filename]
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It is possible to get more than one file per request; just put each "get" command on a separate line before the "end" command.
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