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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