I can’t believe how time passes so fast. I can recall my first Walkman I purchased back when I was 19 which was in 1981. Though the Walkman was an amazing step for Technology compared to the old boom boxes everyone used to lug around. The Walkman played cassettes and it used 4 batteries to play.
Technology has rocketed in the last 30 years as the Walkman has evolved. Sony has sold 385 million Walkman machines worldwide in 30 years as it evolved from playing cassettes to compact disks then minidisks — a smaller version of the CD — and finally digital files. Apple has sold more than 210 million iPod machines worldwide in eight years.
I remember the first cassette that I purchased from Sam Goody was Led Zeppelin Physical Graffiti. I played that tape until it stretched. I know many of us used the pen to fix loose tape rewinds, but hey we were innovative and some what creative. It definitely beat 8-Tracks.
The original Walkman was as big as a paperback book, and weighed 390 grams (14 ounces). It wasn’t cheap, especially for those days, costing $340. You can get a Laptop for the money.
Happy Birthday Sony Walkman!
When did you buy your first Walkman? What was the first cassette you purchased?
I don’t remember when I bought mine or what the tape was, but I do remember using a pen to fix loose tape rewinds very often. It is amazing how easily those tapes would unravel.
Jennifer,
The pen in those days really was powerful than the sword, lol.
We had a case thrown in the dumpster in Yonkers NY
they were expensive
Mine was Silver and metal not like that one in the pic;)
MY IPOD is bigger then yours :P
I had a metal one to. You can have that bigger iPod!
I don’t remember all my tapes, but I do remember having a Bryan Adams one at some point, and not being at all ashamed!
Old? I had a portable 8-track weighed about 30 lbs lol….
Fool,
I had a portable 8-track as well. We are getting old!
In high school I drove a car with an 8 track…and it was 1996! Stocked it with some Black Sabbath that I found at a yard sale.
Brian,
I had an 8-track in my 72 Monte…