Orradio

Orradio

Orradio produced magnetic tape. Major John Herbert Orr founded Orradio in 1949 using information given to him by German scientists during World War II. This business became the first producer of commercially available audio, video, and computer tape. Purchased by Ampex in 1959, the company was repur...

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Main Author: Jonathan Sedlaczek
Format: Electronic
Published: Auburn University Libraries
Subjects:
Cultural resources
Online Access:https://omeka.lib.auburn.edu/items/show/157
format Electronic
collection Alabama Cultural Resource Survey Collection
building Auburn University
publisher Auburn University Libraries
topic Cultural resources
spellingShingle Cultural resources
Orradio
Jonathan Sedlaczek
fulltopic Cultural resources
Opelika, AL; Lee County, AL; Industry; Manufacturing; Magnetic Tape; Audio Equipment
description Orradio produced magnetic tape. Major John Herbert Orr founded Orradio in 1949 using information given to him by German scientists during World War II. This business became the first producer of commercially available audio, video, and computer tape. Purchased by Ampex in 1959, the company was repurchased in 1995 and named Quantegy Recording Solutions. Quantegy was forced to file for bankruptcy in 2005 and finally ceased production in 2007.
spelling OrradioJonathan SedlaczekOpelika, AL; Lee County, AL; Industry; Manufacturing; Magnetic Tape; Audio EquipmentOrradio produced magnetic tape. Major John Herbert Orr founded Orradio in 1949 using information given to him by German scientists during World War II. This business became the first producer of commercially available audio, video, and computer tape. Purchased by Ampex in 1959, the company was repurchased in 1995 and named Quantegy Recording Solutions. Quantegy was forced to file for bankruptcy in 2005 and finally ceased production in 2007.Alabama Cultural Resource SurveyJonathan Sedlaczek2014-12-8Still Image and TextJPEG and Texthttps://omeka.lib.auburn.edu/items/show/157Image: http://museumofmagneticsoundrecording.org/RecordersAmpexIrishTape.htmlEnglish
title Orradio
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