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Two DP70 with three digit serialnumbers installed 1960. The first pair in South Africa. Showed maximum of two 70mm prints (of which "El Cid" was one) due to a 70% goverment carge per pertron for 70mm prints. All magnetic tracks were combined to one channel after the master volume control to serve 4 x 70 watts power amplifiers. Aschcraft Super Cinex lamphouses.
First Todd-AO film was "Can Can". 2200 seats. Todd-AO installation done by French company Vernhes of Paris.