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== How to Tell ==
* Most tapes did not have any form of printing; however, some had the Vaughn V printed above the recording tab, with a number representing the tape length next to it, while others had a small V-XX tape length above the recording tab and an equally-sized long string of numbers on the spine like(e.g. this'''V-60 for example:2-9406080134''').
 
* Early tapes had dark red printings like(e.g. this'''[Vaughn forV]3286 example:159900''').▼
'''V-60 2-9406080134'''
 
▲* Early tapes had dark red printings like this for example:
 
'''[Vaughn V]3286 159900'''
 
* Tapes with these dark red printings had a few extra seconds of black screen following the blank space at the tail-end.
* Not a single tape from this duplicator had anything in the vertical blanking interval.
* Tapes duplicated at the plants acquired with Centercom Inc. continued to use that duplicator's printings, like(e.g. this'''<big>2</big> for example: 65951354 0914 02213 <big>T75</big>''').
 
'''<big>2</big> 65951354 0914 02213 <big>T75</big>'''
 
* On some copies of Samurai Shodown: The Motion Picture, the above printings were gray, due to the tape being white.

Revision as of 01:41, 20 April 2024

This company was acquired by Allied Digital Technologies on January 9, 1999. In March of that year, said company's name was changed to Allied Vaughn.

List of Customers

  • A.D. Vision (1992-1996)
  • Crocus Entertainment
  • The National Arbor Day Foundation
  • Simitar Entertainment

How to Tell

  • Most tapes did not have any form of printing; however, some had the Vaughn V printed above the recording tab, with a number representing the tape length next to it, while others had a small V-XX tape length above the recording tab and an equally-sized long string of numbers on the spine (e.g. V-60 2-9406080134).
  • Early tapes had dark red printings (e.g. [Vaughn V]3286 159900).
  • Tapes with these dark red printings had a few extra seconds of black screen following the blank space at the tail-end.
  • Not a single tape from this duplicator had anything in the vertical blanking interval.
  • Tapes duplicated at the plants acquired with Centercom Inc. continued to use that duplicator's printings (e.g. 2 65951354 0914 02213 T75).
  • On some copies of Samurai Shodown: The Motion Picture, the above printings were gray, due to the tape being white.
  • An example of what the dark red printings on early tapes by this duplicator looked like.

    An example of what the dark red printings on early tapes by this duplicator looked like.

Locations

  • Creve Coeur, Missouri
  • Dallas, Texas
  • Houston, Texas
  • Irvine, California
  • Lincolnwood, Illinois (1995-????) (acquired in Centercom merger)
  • Milwaukee, Wisconsin
  • Minneapolis, Minnesota
  • Naperville, Illinois (199?-????) (acquired in PVS Corporate Services merger)
  • Norcross, Georgia
  • Phoenix, Arizona (1989-????) (acquired in Arizona Tape Duplicating acquisition)
  • Portland, Oregon
  • Raleigh, North Carolina
  • Tampa, Florida

Website

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