IF ANY SINGLE OBSERVATION CAN BE MADE ABOUT THE 
COMMUNICATIONS AGE, IT IS THAT MOST THINGS ARE GETTING 
SMALLER!

NOW THE LATEST!  MANY OF US HAVE COLOR SLIDES MADE FROM 
PHOTOGRAPHIC FILM.   THE COLOR IS TERRIFIC, THE PROCESSING 
EXCELLENT AND THE REPRODUCTION SUPERB.  BUT WHEN YOU GET 50 
SLIDES IN A CARROUSEL, THEY START TO GET BULKY.  NOW YOU CAN HAVE 
UP TO 50 COLOR STILLS ON A SINGLE TINY TWO-BY-2.5-INCH (5.5-BY-SIX 
CENTIMETRES) FLOPPY DISK -- ONLY SLIGHTLY LARGER THAN A SINGLE 
35MM SLIDE!

PICTURED HERE (SEE "ILLUSTRATIONS") IS TODAY'S ELECTRONIC MARVEL -
- THIS TIME FROM PANASONIC.  IT OPERATES IN A MACHINE CALLED THE 
AG800 VIDEO FLOPPY RECORDER (VFR) AND WORKS WITH ANY 
TELEVISION SET OR MONITOR TO PROVIDE HIGH, 350-LINE RESOLUTION 
COLOR PICTURES THAT CAN BE EASILY DUPLICATED OR PROJECTED ON A 
LARGE SCREEN.

THE PICTURES FOR THE DIMINUTIVE DISK CAN BE PROVIDED FROM ANY 
NORMAL VIDEO SIGNAL.  THAT MEANS VIDEO CAMERA, VCR, CABLE OR 
BROADCAST TV SIGNAL. IT EVEN HANDLES COMPUTER GRAPHICS AND 
PICTURES FROM VIDEO GAMES. I JUST CONVERTED 50 OF MY 35MM COLOR 
SLIDES TO TOP QUALITY VIDEO FLOPPY DISC (VFD) BY PROJECTING SLIDES 
ONTO A WHITE BOARD AND FREEZE-GRABBING THEM VIA VIDEO CAMERA. 
THEY LOOK GREAT!

THE HOME AND SCHOOL EDUCATIONAL POSSIBILITIES ARE UNLIMITED.  
INFORMATION, SO EASY TO RECORD, IS NOW JUST AS EASY TO UPDATE. 
MUSEUMS, EXHIBITION HALLS, TRAVEL OFFICES, HOSPITALS,  RETAIL 
STORES AND MALLS CAN USE THIS  NEW MEDIUM TO CONVERT PRINTED 
MATTER AND PHOTOS INTO PROGRAMS FOR VIEWER, PATIENT OR 
CONSUMER EDUCATION AND GUIDANCE.

EXPECT TO SEE THESE UNITS IN A WIDE RANGE OF BUSINESS SHOWROOMS 
RUNNING FROM REAL ESTATE TO AUTOMOBILES.  FOR PRESENTING ANY 
TRAVEL LOCATION, IT'S A NATURAL.  ONE  PICTURE CAN BE EASILY 
EXCHANGED FOR ANOTHER WHILE STILL ON A DISK. IN FACT, USING ONE 
OF THE VFR CAPABILITIES, IT IS EVEN POSSIBLE TO REPLACE ONE 
PICTURE WITH TWO! DUPLICATION OF A VIDEO FLOPPY DISC CAN BE DONE 
EASILY WITH TWO VFR UNITS.

THIS ITEM AND MANY OTHER NEW ELECTRONIC PRODUCTS ARE  NOW 
BEING DISPLAYED AT ELECTRONIC TRADE SHOWS ACROSS NORTH 
AMERICA.  TO KEEP UP WITH THE LATEST IN THIS EXPLODING FIELD, ASK 
YOUR FAVORITE ELECTRONICS DEALER TO TAKE YOU TO THE NEXT TRADE 
SHOW IN YOUR TOWN.

MORE INFORMATION:  YOUR LOCAL ELECTRONICS DEALER, OR HARRIS M. 
KIRSHENBAUM, ASSISTANT MARKETING MANAGER, 
PANOSONIC/MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC, 5770 AMBLER DRIVE, MISSISSAUGA, 
ONTARIO L4W 2T3.  TEL 416/238-2277. FAX 416/624-9714.

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