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myLot reputation of 68/100. robert67 (1340) 3 years ago

i was thinking today about what a great invention the mp3 player is. we can fit thousands of songs on to a device that's smaller than an audio cassette.


i remember owning one of those portable cassette players, a walkman. it was a small, slim model but was still bulky compared to the biggest ipod and i had to also carry a large amount of cassettes whenever i wanted to take my walkman on a train journey or to the beach.


do you still own a walkman, if so do you still use it?
do you know anyone who still uses a walkman?




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1. myLot reputation of 97/100. PoetryPose (1155)   3 years ago

I use to have a walkman and took it every where...The problem was you would have too take a big bag or backpack just too hold all your music tapes...lol..I don't have my walkman no more but I do have and use an Ipod wich is so much better...


myLot reputation of 68/100. robert67 (1340)  3 years ago

i still have my last walkman, i wish i'd kept my early one because i believe they are collectable and i need the money lol.

they were great at the time, we thought we had a great peice of kit in those days happy

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2. myLot reputation of 99/100. scarlet_woman (11395)   ranked 35 out of 8,281 in listening to music   3 years ago

i..think we still have one around here somewhere.
one of the pencil box sized ones.

i did like it,it was revolutionary for the time,but BOY did it eat batteries.
mine used to slow down after one cassette tape.
an mp3 player is a blessing in comparison.


myLot reputation of 68/100. robert67 (1340)  3 years ago

i remember paying nearly as much for batteries during a holiday as i paid for the walkman itself! lol

it's funny to think back about how the music would slow down when the batteries were low. good times happy


myLot reputation of 99/100. scarlet_woman (11395)   ranked 35 out of 8,281 in listening to music  3 years ago

i went on a two and a half day bus trip once..i don't even want to tell you how many batteries that was..after awhile,i just put it on radio lol


myLot reputation of 68/100. robert67 (1340)  3 years ago

i had one with a radio but could it get a signal? no chance!

i'd love to use my walkman and my first mobile phone on a train journey just to see the look on people's faces. i must write that on my list of "things i must do for a laugh" lol

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3. myLot reputation of 96/100. youless (21407)   ranked 156 out of 8,281 in listening to music   3 years ago

I know what walkman is. It is something popular to listen to the music in the past. But I haven't used it for quite a long time. And actually I think my walkman doesn't work so well. Today there are Mp3 players and iPods, they are better since they have a large storage.

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myLot reputation of 68/100. robert67 (1340)  3 years ago

another good thing about mp3 players etc is that the music doesn't jump when we walk or run. i remember my walkman sounding like the singer had a stutter if i was on a bike lol lol

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4. myLot reputation of 46/100. danilliam (200)   ranked 2,055 out of 8,281 in listening to music   3 years ago

my brother have that walkman but now that you ask.i did not see it for a long time now.we use the dvd player for our music now and not use the walkman.maybe it is in one of our cabinets upstairs.


myLot reputation of 68/100. robert67 (1340)  3 years ago

i found mine last week, i remember thinking i had a machine to be envied when i bought it.

i wonder if we can still buy cassettes?


myLot reputation of 46/100. danilliam (200)   ranked 2,055 out of 8,281 in listening to music  3 years ago

here we have lots of places where we can buy tapes.

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5. myLot reputation of 79/100. Bionicman (1901)   ranked 475 out of 8,281 in listening to music   3 years ago

I never owned a walkman. I had two discmans which didn't lasted more than a month. Fortunately, those little mp3 players are pretty hard to brake.


myLot reputation of 68/100. robert67 (1340)  3 years ago

that's true. a basic mp3 player can hold around 100 songs and they cost next to nothing now and last forever.

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6. myLot reputation of 96/100. suj123 (547)   ranked 299 out of 8,281 in listening to music   3 years ago

I use to have a Walkman. yeah me to use take it everywhere with me. I was so proud of it. Now it's not working properly and it's place has been taken by mobile phones. I find mobile phones more convenient than Walkman as it has a larger storage capacity and we don't have to carry the cassettes everywhere.


myLot reputation of 68/100. robert67 (1340)  3 years ago

that's true. as you mentioned phones i still have my first mobile phone, it's like a house brick and very basic. i'd need to be super fit to carry that and my walkman around with me lol

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7. myLot reputation of 70/100. cannette1 (1404)   3 years ago

i think i might still have one packed away somewhere. i have an mp3 that's like my AMEX card...i don't leave home without it. thumbup


myLot reputation of 68/100. robert67 (1340)  3 years ago

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myLot reputation of 70/100. cannette1 (1404)  3 years ago

lol we have warped your mind! w00t


myLot reputation of 68/100. robert67 (1340)  3 years ago

it's official, i've been corrupted! shocked


myLot reputation of 70/100. cannette1 (1404)  3 years ago

*runs off to find dj & share the good news* lol

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8. myLot reputation of 97/100. cynddvs (2284)   ranked 26 out of 8,281 in listening to music   3 years ago

My husband and I were just talking about walkmans the other day. We saw an older gentleman jogging around the neighborhood listening to his walkman. We kind of laughed because walkmans really were great compared to portable cd players because they are shock resistant. But now that mp3 players are so popular they are perfect for jogging. Shock resistant and can store tons of music.

So no I don't still have a walkman. Actually come to think of it I don't think I still own any cassettes.


myLot reputation of 68/100. robert67 (1340)  3 years ago

i remember buying a cd walkman and i used it for about ten minutes before giving up. it was like listening to a scratched record.

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9. myLot reputation of 96/100. emma412 (904)   ranked 2,543 out of 8,281 in listening to music   3 years ago

Oh wow, I haven't seen a walkman in ages! They are so bulky compared to what is out on the market today. I have an iPod Nano that I use. It's small and easy to run with and holds plenty of songs. I have an arm band that I can attach it to my arm with. I usually run with a friend of mine and our kids. I have portable speakers that I attach to my jogging stroller so we can both hear the music.


myLot reputation of 68/100. robert67 (1340)  3 years ago

i have a nano, they hardly weigh anything and i can't tell it's in my pocket. i'd never part with it.

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10. pranavalwar (48)   ranked 2,675 out of 8,281 in listening to music   3 years ago

Ya i use to own a walkman 3 to 4 years ago when i pods and all where very costly.


myLot reputation of 68/100. robert67 (1340)  3 years ago

ipods are a bargain now compared to walkmans. the cost of batteries alone would buy an ipod. i cant imagine using a walkman again, all those tapes lol

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