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Sony Walkman

  • 13-09-2019 5:52pm
    #1
    Steve
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 22,584 ✭✭✭✭


    Apparently there's a relaunch going on, however the shocking part of it is I'm listening to the radio and they are trying to explain to listeners was a walkman was / is...

    Feck I feel old...

    Does anyone here even remember cassette tapes?

    Even undoing the rats nest clog using a pencil??


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  • #2
    Rufeo
    Closed Accounts Posts: 503 ✭✭✭Rufeo


    Yeahhhhh man

    I'm so cool I recorded the radio with the cassette


  • #3
    stratowide
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 566 ✭✭✭stratowide


    Ssshhh it's on the radio now..stay quiet..Press record press record.


  • #4
    Sir Osis of Liver.
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,798 ✭✭✭Sir Osis of Liver.


    Had the sh1te Alba version of the walkman.
    It loved ateing the tapes.


  • #5
    Deebles McBeebles
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,946 ✭✭✭Deebles McBeebles


    Steve wrote: »
    Apparently there's a relaunch going on, however the shocking part of it is I'm listening to the radio and they are trying to explain to listeners was a walkman was / is...

    Feck I feel old...

    Does anyone here even remember cassette tapes?

    Even undoing the rats nest clog using a pencil??

    You're on Boards, man, not Instagram. Of course we remember tapes!

    I had a cheap Alba...whatever the model name was, probably TapeMan or something sh*t like that.


  • #6
    nthclare
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 3,315 ✭✭✭nthclare


    Sunny Walkman lovely guy :)


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  • #7
    Steve
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 22,584 ✭✭✭✭Steve


    I remember having NOW 1 on tape... George Micheal careless whispers was all the rage...


  • #8
    padd b1975
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,839 ✭✭✭✭padd b1975


    Walkman was one of those great brand names that became synonymous with every other personal stereo on the market.

    Just like Hoover, Biro and.....eh.....Durex?


  • #9
    Wibbs
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 60,253 Mod ✭✭✭✭Wibbs


    I had one of these.

    Sony-Walkman-02.jpg

    Mine is all black though and has "Walkman II" on teh front.. Saved up for nearly a year for it. Mad expensive. Still have it and it still works. Dunno where the external battery pack and earphones went though.

    What I thought was sweet about the early walkmans was they usually had two headphone jacks so two people could listen to the same tape.

    Rejoice in the awareness of feeling stupid, for that’s how you end up learning new things. If you’re not aware you’re stupid, you probably are.



  • #10
    r93kaey5p2izun
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,962 ✭✭✭r93kaey5p2izun


    I had a yellow Sony Walkman. It still works.


  • #11
    JupiterKid
    Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators Posts: 13,197 Mod ✭✭✭✭JupiterKid


    My first walkman was a Sanyo that my Dad got one each for my two older sisters and myself for Christmas 1983. Was a huge clunky thing but I loved it and still have it.

    And I believe it still works. :)

    The original walkman is 40 years old this year. Think about that...


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  • #12
    Leg End Reject
    Moderators, Entertainment Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators Posts: 19,172 Mod ✭✭✭✭Leg End Reject


    I had a grey and yellow sports Walkman, it was like carrying around a brick.
    https://forumofgames.com/index.php




  • #13
    padd b1975
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,839 ✭✭✭✭padd b1975


    Holden Fierce Sedation wrote: »
    I had a yellow Sony Walkman. It still works.

    I think they were waterproof, or at least claimed to be.


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