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Title: If you owned or thought a walkman was cool, you need to read this Post by: rickhunter on July 08, 2009, 03:00:53 PM http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/8117619.stm (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/8117619.stm)
It made me feel that much older :25- :25- :25- :25-. It also shows the generational gap in technology that kids nowadays have. Title: Re: If you owned or thought a walkman was cool, you need to read this Post by: stayouttadabunker on July 08, 2009, 03:47:40 PM I went nuts and mowed grass everywhere all summer to save up $300.00....
I was determined to go into downtown Montreal and buy a Kenwood portable cassette player (I hated Walkmans...lol) I thought it was so cool to be one of the first to own one that had "Auto-Reverse"..... :72- Title: Re: If you owned or thought a walkman was cool, you need to read this Post by: rickhunter on July 08, 2009, 04:57:23 PM I think somewhere in a box up in the attic I may still have my original Sony Walkman. I know I have a Discman. I remember working a summer job to save up to get it. Mine did not have auto-reverse. I didn't have that feature on a casette deck until I got one for my stereo rack in the late 80's.
Title: Re: If you owned or thought a walkman was cool, you need to read this Post by: knagl on July 08, 2009, 07:00:46 PM My favorite line from the article:
"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." Title: Re: If you owned or thought a walkman was cool, you need to read this Post by: rickhunter on July 08, 2009, 07:28:20 PM I kind of liked the idea of random play on a cassette, then he just used the cue button holding it down for a for his random play. :72- :72- :72-
Title: Re: If you owned or thought a walkman was cool, you need to read this Post by: StatFreak on July 08, 2009, 08:43:57 PM Quote It took me three days to figure out that there was another side to the tape. :25- :30- :72- :72- :72- :72- :72- Gotta love it!! :96- Quote I'm relieved that the majority of technological advancement happened before I was born, as I can't imagine having to use such basic equipment every day. It's a funny thing, but the majority of technical advancement that we enjoy always seems to have happened before we were born when we're barely a decade old. Of course, when he's in his forties or fifties the anti-gravity shoe will be on the other foot. :47- :97- :97- :97- |