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Fri Jan 21 20:09:28 +0000 2022

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Walter Shapiro @MrWalterShapiro

@MichaelMcGough3 @AdamKeiper It definitely was the better technology. And I think Harvard first did its business school case study on Betamax's demise in 1987. https://t.co/eJcoDLYtpf — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Jan. 21, 2022

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Walter Shapiro @MrWalterShapiro

@MichaelMcGough3 @AdamKeiper I kept mine in the closet for 30 years until I discovered that its value as a collectible was minimal and its practicality was nil. I think I had hung on to the Betamax as a way to restore my portfolio which had been in minus territory since my mother gave away my baseball cards. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Jan. 21, 2022

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Walter Shapiro @MrWalterShapiro

A moving and surprising essay about Prague, World War II, grief, forgiveness and so many other things. It's in the "Journal of the Plague Years" -- one of the most fascinating publications to come out of the pandemic. https://t.co/hYd4gUwQP0 — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Jan. 22, 2022

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