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RadioJonD
06-30-2009, 11:39 AM
...To the Sony Walkman! - http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/magazine/8117619.stm
sugarplum fairy
06-30-2009, 03:47 PM
I remember that. I can't believe it has been that long ago. Time flies!
Annette1990
06-30-2009, 04:05 PM
Gosh has it been that long already...
rodmonster
06-30-2009, 05:32 PM
Proud to say - i still HAVE mine - all of em!
Mumof2
06-30-2009, 05:39 PM
already? wow.
Courtney
07-01-2009, 02:14 AM
We went from Walkmans to iPods; dang, what a difference!
RadioJonD
10-26-2010, 04:19 AM
The Thirty-One year run of the Sony Walkman ended (http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20101026/ap_on_en_mu/us_the_walkman_appreciation_5) yesterday, October 25, 2010.

(Well, if you don't count the Chinese version.)
kelly ann
10-26-2010, 04:22 AM
I use to own one!! :)
MerryCarey
10-26-2010, 10:45 AM
The Thirty-One year run of the Sony Walkman ended (http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20101026/ap_on_en_mu/us_the_walkman_appreciation_5) yesterday, October 25, 2010.

(Well, if you don't count the Chinese version.)

Pre-deceased by its obscure sibling, the Talkman, seen in "Home Alone 2"---did anyone ever see one of those in person??

Walkman will be mourned by the nostalgic. It has been credited as being the father of the mixtape. (If you're too young to know what a mixtape is, get off the lawn! :mrgreen:)
MerryBells
10-26-2010, 12:35 PM
Wow, 30 years! I still have my walkman too, even though I use my ipod these days.
gabulldawg
10-26-2010, 12:47 PM
I still had no Idea that made them...I remember being 5 or so when they came out and everyone just HAD to get one for christmas.ah good times,but it is sad that another era has come and gone.