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*** For example, if the print date/time is numbered "020795 1358", then that means the specific VHS tape was printed on February 7, 1995 at 1:58 PM.
** Until January 1990, as seen in the first example above, the date was in MM/DD/Y format. From January to September 1990, the date was in M/DD/YY format.
* Some Fries Home Video tapes duplicated
* In addition, tapes duplicated at this company also have a length code on the left of the information. On pre-1996 tapes, the nominal length is above the record tab (usually broken off), while on post-1996 tapes, it is on the bottom label portion. On some tapes printed using Otari thermal magnetic duplication systems, the length was preceded by the letters "TMDSP" or "TMDEP".
* After 1996, tapes duplicated at MediaCopy, Inc. would have an engraving on the left side that indicates the company that distributed it.
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