mjzee Posted October 24, 2010 Report Posted October 24, 2010 The iconic Walkman has come to the end of its run. Sony has pulled the plug on the original portable cassette-tape player, Japanese media report. Read more: NY Post Quote
BFrank Posted October 24, 2010 Report Posted October 24, 2010 I had no idea they were still making them? Why would they? Quote
Chuck Nessa Posted October 24, 2010 Report Posted October 24, 2010 I thought it ended a couple of decades back. Quote
jeffcrom Posted October 24, 2010 Report Posted October 24, 2010 I had no idea they were still making them? Why would they? Probably not for the U.S. and Europe, but for those places on the planet where cassettes are still common (or were until recently). I bought a first-generation Walkman - it kept me sane when, straight out of college, I got a data entry job at the IRS. Once you learned the job, you could do it without thinking, so it was boring beyond belief. Once I got the Walkman, I'd listen to all the Beethoven symphonies one week, all my Herbie Hancock albums the next week, etc. It was great at the time. Quote
Brad Posted October 25, 2010 Report Posted October 25, 2010 Amazed it was still around. Sony lost this market years ago. Didn't make the leap.Amazed it was still around. Sony lost this market years ago. Didn't make the leap. Quote
Brad Posted October 25, 2010 Report Posted October 25, 2010 You can say that again. Okay. Okay. Quote
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