Happy Birthday! The Walkman Turns 30 »

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Sony introduced its Walkman portable cassette player thirty years ago this week, kicking off a revolution in the consumer electronics industry by changing the way people enjoy music.

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    BronxBomber5 months ago

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    You know what kills me is that I STILL have my two walkman's, my cassette and cd walkman's. Maybe they'll be worth something in a decade or two in Ebay.

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      cbalrok5 months ago

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      Wow, I'm old :(

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