1988 IBM ads M A S H Col. Potter meets Trapper John

Col. Potter finally meets Trapper John for the first time, as the original MASH cast reunites for several 1988 TV commercials recasting them in a business office with new IBM computers. Gary Burghoff, Jamie Farr, Larry Linville, Harry Morgan, Bill Christopher, Loretta Swit, and Wayne Rogers tout the next generation of power, speed, and BetaGems are culled from an archive of over 1000 beta video tapes recorded from 1983 into the 1990s. Most feature live music performances broadcast on television in San Diego CA, though there are also rarely seen commercials, comedy clips, and other material that doesn t seem to be anywhere else on Youtube or online. Most of the tapes were recorded on a Sony SLHFT7 Super Beta Theater HiFi Stereo the same model was refurbished and is being used for these digital transfers and uploads. In rare occasions where a BetaGems clip does appear elsewhere, we re only uploading if our own beta master is better quality or contains material not seen previously. Much footag