REWIND: Walkman & Discman
There’s probably not a GenX’er out there who wasn’t somehow impacted by the introduction of the Sony Walkman. The ability to carry the music you want to hear and listen to it wherever you go was seen as nothing short of a miracle in technology. In this episode, we talk about the Walkman’s history and our personal experiences with this life-changing piece of tech.
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Show Notes
The history of the Walkman » goo.gl/Bu5JgG
Watch the original commercial » youtu.be/xOTfzZCyCmo
Great Wikipedia page on the Walkman » en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walkman#Cassette-based
So what exactly is a mixtape? » en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mixtape
Kids react to the Walkman » youtu.be/Uk_vV-JRZ6E
Enter the Discman » en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Discman
Sony stops producing MiniDisc Walkman » goo.gl/ja2PL3
Sony MiniDisc Walkman on Amazon » amzn.to/2Je4jDV
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REWIND: Walkman & Discman