Sony Corporation released its Walkman, a portable media player, today in 1979.
Its predecessor, a five-pound, notebook-sized player, was too cumbersome to carry around all day. The Walkman changed the way that people ran their errands, now happily and privately listening to their own soundtracks. The original Walkman had two audio jacks so that two people can listen at the same time.
The author recalls many bus rides to and from school, listening to Tiffany, Jane’s Addiction, and Nirvana on her Walkman.
