Was Beta as good as or better than reel to reel?

I googled it also but I don't remember it folding, but then again I was only 7 yrs. old.

I'm 56. What's googling?

Before the car 8 track players there was a brief period of time when they made 4 track units. They didn't have the pinch roller in the tape, but it came up out of the deck to hold the tape against the head. I had the first one in my area and had to have a 12 volt battery in my trunk to play it in my 1952 Dodge.

Lol. Isnt googling something you do after brushing your teeth? I had a nasty dose of VHS once...