Random Access Memories: Sony TPS-L2 Walkman (1979)

Random Access Memories: Sony TPS-L2 Walkman (1979)

Stuff Singapore·2021-02-02 12:00

Oh, the original Walkman! Ancient music tech with all the charm of a brick – and the heft of one.

Listen, when you can suck all of music history from the cloud into a svelte blower, there’s a chance you’ve been spoilt. But Sony’s chunky delight was a genuine slice of wonder 40 years ago. Finally, you could take your own music anywhere, without the inconvenience of trailing a massive extension lead behind you and trying to balance a record player on your bonce while carrying an amp and speakers. Not that Stuff ever tried that, obviously. Well, certainly not more than once.

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