Long before Apple, Facebook and YouTube, a Silicon Valley startup called Ampex revolutionized entertainment with "reel-to-reel" tape recorders in the 1940s. The sounds they created weren't scratchy or muffled like recordings that came before. Instead, you'd swear the musicians were in the room with you. KQED Arts reporter Rachael Myrow rewinds the way, way back machine to offer this little history lesson.
How Bing Crosby and Silicon Valley Revolutionized Radio and TV
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