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The original walkman played cassette tapes, but sony have created walkman cd and mp3 players since. Sony europe its hard to think of many products as groundbreaking as the tpsl2 walkman. Electronic book players and portable dvd players continue to use the name discman. Unfollow sony walkman tpsl2 to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. Sony tpsl2 walkman cassette player national museum of.
It was the first truly portable cassette player available on the market, and it paved the way for an exciting new era of portable listening. The sony walkman tpsl2 introduced in 1979 is one of those legends. I managed to obtain a defective sony tpsl2 walkman wich is the first portable cassette player to hit the market back in 1979. Sonys first stab at the personal tape player market came in 1978, with the tcd5. Forty years later and walkmans arent exactly popular to use anymore. And to address critics of the tps l2, who balked at the notion of its playbackonly limitation, sony quickly followed with a version of the walkman it. You may know it from star lord in guardians of the galaxy. Sony sold its entire stock of 30,000 units in 2 months. The sony walkman changed how we listen to music the verge. For the first time, it was possible to enjoy your favorite tracks, albums and artists in highquality sound, anytime, anywhere and weve been doing so ever since.
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The first model, tpsl2, was introduced on july 1st, 1979. Sony global press release sony celebrates walkmanr 20th. Sonys first stab at the personal tape player market came in 1978, with the tc d5. Sony tpsl2 walkman cassette player, ca 1980, national museum of american. Unfollow sony walkman cassette to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. Sony europe its hard to think of many products as groundbreaking as the tps l2 walkman. The metalcased blueandsilver walkman tpsl2, the worlds first lowcost portable stereo, went on sale in japan. The metalcased blueandsilver walkman tpsl2, the worlds first lowcost. As sonys walkman turns 35, a look back at its history time. Leaving a message for a friend or making a page in a text book.
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