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Timeline of All Potential Types of Audio and Video Documentation

Audio and Video Recordings

Ampex Video Recorder

1956 - 1968

Sony videotape recorder

1968 - 1971

Sony was the first to introduce a videotape recorder that was small enough and inexpensive enough for educational use.

Cassettes

1970 - 1982

U-Matic Cassette Recorder

1971 - 1989

BetaMax

1975 - 1985

VHS VCR

1976 - present

Compact Disks

1982 - present

Compact Disks (CDs)

Digital Audio Tapes

1987 - 2005

Digital Audio Tapes (DAT)

Digital Video Recorder

1987 - present