Original Cartrivision Documents And Advertisements
Here are some assorted
documents relating to the Cartrivision, as well as some advertisements that
show how the Cartrivision VTR was marketed. Also included is a title list
showing some of the video titles that were available for either purchase or for
rental. The first documents here were provided by Peter Berg. Peter worked on
the team that developed the Cartrivision video tape recorder, and he was with
the company all the way to the end.
The first document is the original hand drawn schematic of
the first prototype Cartrivision video tape recorder. Peter told me that it
only worked briefly, but enough to spark investor interest. The next two
documents are memos from 1969 detailing one of the initial meetings between the
technical group that developed the Cartrivision, and representatives from Avco.
The last two documents are advertisements from Sears Roebuck which give a
glimpse of how the Cartrivision and accessories were packaged and sold in their
stores, including a title list of available movies, etc.
The advertisements that are provided here include a full
color brochure detailing the Teledyne/Packard Bell 10C990 Cartrivision/TV
combination console, and also an advertisement for Cartrivision components and
accessories by a third-party dealer. I presume that this dealer had bought up
some of the stock after the company had declared bankruptcy. Also included is
the full title list of rentals that were available through “Cartridge Rental
Systems, Inc. These advertisements and the video title list were provided by
Robert DiPippo and Larry Osterhoudt
respectively. Robert saved the Packard Bell brochure from his time back in the
early 70’s when he sold the Cartrivision consoles for a living. Special thanks
also to my father, John Perry, for the use of his scanner so I could make these
documents available. Thanks guys!
I had to compress the
video list (Rental Program Library) into a “zip” file because of the number of
pages involved. This download is a little under 3 megabytes and consists of 16
scanned pages taken from the rental library booklet. To view all of the other
documents just click on the link. To get back to this page just use the back
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Schematic
Of Prototype Cartrivision Recorder
Cartrivision
System Components Ad page 1
Cartrivision
System Components Ad page 2
Packard
Bell Cartridge Television System page 1
Packard
Bell Cartridge Television System page 2
Packard
Bell Cartridge Television System page 3
Packard
Bell Cartridge Television System page 4
SanJose
Mercury News Announcement