Walkman

They then turned on either or both DNA promotors using chemicals, like clicking “record” on a Walkman.

While the Walkman still has its fans among analog aficionados, it’s far less popular among music-lovers than other older technologies like record players—largely because the audio quality of cassette tapes was never that good.

Forty-three years ago, on July 1, 1979, the Sony Walkman went on sale for the very first time.

People had been carrying around music for several years – transistor radios, the Walkman, etc.

Remember the first Walkman, introduced in 1979, with its tubby buttons and workmanlike profile.

Many wore Walkman-like devices that provided translations of English into their native tongues.