Sony Walkman.

One of the best gadgets of all time...

"Wow, you mean I can walk around and listen to whatever I like with a player in my pocket ?... Crazy !"

I loved the first one I had. I think it cost around £100 and this was back when I was taking home around £220 a month ?

[Rodney]

the original walkman really was a technical marvel.

I remember just having to have a CD walkman, and they were SO expensive when they first came out.

It's crazy to think you can get a CD walkman now for under $20 when they were easily selling for 10 times that much years ago.

I think the iPod (or other current mp3 device) is another one of those marvel inventions.

[remember]

yes - look at the original portable MP3 players from a few years ago. They were low capacity, bulky in size and cost a small fortune. I just got myself a tiny 256MB player for £30!

[psplounge]

Tell me about it, the Apple ipod shuffle is one of the best I have seen, such a small thing and so easy to carry around.

[Snakeystew]

Were they the yellow ones that were sort of waterproof or something?

[Tallulah]

I just got myself a tiny 256MB player for £30!

ahem..... can you spill the beans? Where from???? I've got a really basic MP3 player (64mg) that only holds 15 songs - I'm after an up-to-date cheap one - preferably a USB stick type coz I use a USB pen driver and I'm sure that a 2-in-1 would be better!

[remember]

Tallulah - You can get them on eBay for £30 (plus P&P) but if you want to go through someone reputable I can recommend someone. Send me a PM if you want the details.

[pablo]

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ye im a huge collector of walkmans go about 60 of them most are still boxed.a fantastic invention.they were actually produced when a head of sony said to one of its engineers that he woul like to listen to music on the move.the engineer asked him what size andt the boss pulled a tape from his pocket and said .that size.so the walkman was actually invented around the cassette tape not vice versa..blimey im waffling now.hope this has been a bit of useless info for you.lol.pablo

[Christina36]

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i remember having one

[sixtyten]

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Were they the yellow ones that were sort of waterproof or something?

Water resistant,but not water proof

[Oggy]

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I had one, and used to record the top 40, probably top 30 in those olden days, on cassettes.....

[pedro]

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Your right Pablo mez amigo, the size of the cassette tape did restict them producing a smaller Walkman then CD's overtook the development. I just threw one out when we moved house recently. My kids couldn't believe the size of it compared with thier MP3's, I-pods and the like

[Heather74]

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I loved my walkman, thought I looked so cool walking around the local park with it. If only they knew I was listening to Rick Astley at full blast

[Austin 1100]

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ye im a huge collector of walkmans go about 60 of them most are still boxed.a fantastic invention.they were actually produced when a head of sony said to one of its engineers that he woul like to listen to music on the move.the engineer asked him what size andt the boss pulled a tape from his pocket and said .that size.so the walkman was actually invented around the cassette tape not vice versa..blimey im waffling now.hope this has been a bit of useless info for you.lol.pablo

Pablo,
Have you seen this Walkman collector's forum?
http://stereo2go.com/6/ubb.x

[Shania Twain]

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Gosh I must look out my first Sony Walkman my dad gave me and see what modal it is, my dad handed it down to me and I think it was made in the early eighties, it still worked when I last used it, I have it somewhere