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BBC NEWS | UK | Magazine | Giving up my iPod for a Walkman
When the Sony Walkman was launched, 30 years ago this week, it started a revolution in portable music. But how does it compare with its digital successors? The Magazine invited 13-year-old Scott Campbell to swap his iPod for a Walkman for a week. My dad had told me it was the iPod of its day. He ...
Happy birthday! The Walkman turns 30 | Hardware
infoworld.com — A revolution in the portable music industry began in Japan on July 1, 1979 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 ... (more) Happy birthday! The Walkman turns 30 | Hardware
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How Does a 30-Year-Old Sony Walkman Hold Up Against an iPod?
CBC Radio 3 — ... Campbell to swap his iPod Touch for a first generation Walkman for a week. Hilarity ensues: "It took me three days to figure out that there was another side to the tape. That was not the only naive mistake that I made; I mistook the metal/normal switch on the Walkman for a genre-specific equaliser, but later I discovered that it was in fact used to switch between two different types of cassette." Read all about Scott's experience with a primitive culture.

Art Decade13-year-old given a walkman, seems confused... [Thanks to JB for the heads up on this article.] ...

Sony Walkman Turns 30
The Post Punk Progressive Pop Party — BBC News Magazine invited 13-year-old Scott Campbell to swap his iPod for a 30-year-old Sony Walkman for one week. Read This: Giving up my iPod for a Walkman ...

To make the music play, you push the large play button. It engages with a satisfying clunk.
.:DataWhat?:. — This 13-year-old kid explores the Sony Walkman (more than twice as old as he is): "It took me three days to figure out that there was another side to the tape. That was not the only naive mistake that I made; I mistook the metal/normal switch on the Walkman for a genre-specific equaliser, but later I discovered that it was in fact used to switch between two different types of cassette." :: Thanks Steve ...

catching up part II
Thepunkguy — a. .. b. check out the new Spoon track HERE. c. Have you seen Away we Go? it’s really good. but the music features this artist named Alexi Murdoch? Check it out HERE> d. finally a walkman explained to ME. (thanks Y) e. check out this pict HERE> f. TWO FINALLYS…. FINALLY.. The Pool Parties have been officially ANNOUNCED HERE. FINALLY .. Brooklyn Bowl is OPENING.

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