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Re:John Carmack Leaves Meta by aswanson on Saturday December 17, 2022 @09:05AM (#34027826)
Beta max vs VHS is another one.
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Re:John Carmack Leaves Meta by ghaff on Saturday December 17, 2022 @09:16AM (#34027916)
Which is not nearly as simple as the common mythology.
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Re:John Carmack Leaves Meta by midoridensha on Sunday December 18, 2022 @08:53PM (#34047265)
VHS was the superior format: it allowed enough length to fit a whole movie on one tape. That's what the market wanted more than video quality.
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