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Happy 40th birthday, Walkman
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| July 1, 2019
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Posted on 07/01/2019 6:05:21 AM PDT by C19fan
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There were transistor radios before the Walkman but Sony delivered a device with stereo sound and that played cassettes so one was not at the mercy of the radio stations playing list.
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posted on
07/01/2019 6:05:21 AM PDT
by
C19fan
To: C19fan
But Tom Scholz of the group Boston in the late 1980s made a battery powered guitar amp that was about the same size as a Walkman called a ROCKMAN and it sounded like a huge stack of Marshall Amps. Truly that Boston guitar sound. I still use one today in the studio and have 2 of them. Way Cool
To: C19fan
Before the walkman, there was the small transistor radio.
As a kid, I had an early morning paper route - waking at 3am, walking to the distributor's house to get my papers and then walking back to my route. Eventually I bought one of those new transistor AM radios - a small, hand held device that kept me company during those early hours listening to the local rock and/or roll station.
A 11-14 y/o walking the city streets at 3am was totally safe - never had an ounce of concern.
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posted on
07/01/2019 6:17:59 AM PDT
by
newfreep
("INSIDE EVERY PROGRESSIVE IS A TOTALITARIAN SCREAMING TO GET OUT" - DAVID HOROWITZ)
To: C19fan
I still have my Sony TPL-L2.
It was a real game changer — loved skiing with it!
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posted on
07/01/2019 6:18:40 AM PDT
by
BBB333
(The Power Of Trump Compels You!)
To: C19fan
also cheap disposable headphones appeared then and never left.
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posted on
07/01/2019 6:21:36 AM PDT
by
babble-on
To: C19fan
Radios did not allow you to play your own music.
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posted on
07/01/2019 6:29:08 AM PDT
by
Erik Latranyi
(The Democratic Party is now a hate-mob)
To: Jimmy The Snake
Thanks for sharing that! Now, I want one!
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posted on
07/01/2019 6:32:35 AM PDT
by
Army Air Corps
(Four Fried Chickens and a Coke)
To: BBB333
Before that, there was a product that was about the size of a standard cassette player that you strap to your chest.
Designed for skiers....only played monotone.
And for the life of me, I can't remember the name of it.
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posted on
07/01/2019 6:33:49 AM PDT
by
deadrock
To: deadrock
Before that, there was a product that was about the size of a standard cassette player that you strap to your chest. Designed for skiers....only played monotone. And for the life of me, I can't remember the name of it I had one, I think the name was something like astral tunes
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posted on
07/01/2019 6:35:29 AM PDT
by
1Old Pro
To: deadrock
Oh yeah, and the headphones were like a rigid stethoscope
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posted on
07/01/2019 6:36:24 AM PDT
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deadrock
To: 1Old Pro
You were right.
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07/01/2019 6:40:10 AM PDT
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deadrock
To: newfreep
I had one exactly like that. Somewhere I’ve still got the earplug.
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07/01/2019 6:40:34 AM PDT
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Jamestown1630
("A Republic, if you can keep it")
To: KC_Lion
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07/01/2019 6:43:09 AM PDT
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Army Air Corps
(Four Fried Chickens and a Coke)
To: Army Air Corps; Jimmy The Snake
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posted on
07/01/2019 6:43:10 AM PDT
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real saxophonist
(One side has guns and training. Other side's primary concern is 'gender identity'. Who's gonna win?)
To: newfreep
Brings back memories. I had a similar transistor radio. I remember listening to music on the AM radio, when AM stations played music.
I used to enjoy listening after dark, when you could receive stations from distant locations.
To: real saxophonist
Can’t find one anymore. I used to walk for 3 hours while listening to the big fella. Now it’s iPod. They don’t make the little ones now so I’m screwed.
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07/01/2019 6:45:40 AM PDT
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DIRTYSECRET
(urope. Why do they put up with this.)
To: C19fan
I LOVED mine! Best tool I had at the time to motivate me to run every day. :)
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07/01/2019 6:46:04 AM PDT
by
Diana in Wisconsin
(We come from the earth, we return to the earth, and in between we garden.~Alfred Austin)
To: C19fan
Had a couple of Walkmans. Still have this little Sony bauble around someplace. It was originally a Christmas present to one of our kids. Spent a good bit of Christmas day trying to sign up thru Sony in order to load music...PITA. Once loaded...sweet little device. No bigger than a 12ga shotgun shell. Even had radio! The kid eventually abandoned it for something Apple. I used it for awhile but It was replaced by an Android...currently one with a 256 gig card.
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07/01/2019 6:47:41 AM PDT
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moovova
To: deadrock
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posted on
07/01/2019 6:52:58 AM PDT
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Army Air Corps
(Four Fried Chickens and a Coke)
To: real saxophonist
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07/01/2019 6:54:26 AM PDT
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Army Air Corps
(Four Fried Chickens and a Coke)
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