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Only then will you discover it’s much bigger than it looks. plug-in wiring strips connect all Se See ay the components — this system ON THE SPOT - jg hit movies on videocassette. The VCR is also being used to play back home videos that chronicle important family mo- ments, from the birth of a baby to Mom and Dad’s 50th wedding anniversary. The VCR is also being used to educate both the young and the old, and everybody in between, with in- formational tapes covering a wide variety of subjects. The video revolution, with its potential effects, already has been compared to the revolution of the early 20th century brought about by the automobile. ~ Marino Andriani, senior vice president of Emerson Radio Corporation, notes that “today people are buying their second and third VCRs. 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