wanna feel old

RACER X · 07-01-2009, 04:40 PM

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/articl...KE7.DTL&nopu=1

Walkman, at 30, a mystery to teen

What better way to commemorate the 30th anniversary of Sony's iconic Walkman than to ask a teenager for some feedback on the device?

The BBC couldn't think of one, and neither can I.

I like to imagine that the experience was similar to an archaeologist rediscovering how a recently excavated artifact was employed thousands of years ago. But I'm well aware that it must have been different for 13-year-old Scott Campbell, who co-edits his own news Web site. For one, teenage impatience must have stood in the place where I fantasize scientific curiosity should have been.

"My dad had told me it was the iPod of its day," Campbell wrote. "He had told me it was big, but I hadn't realized he meant that big. It was the size of a small book."

Sure enough, people on the street noticed the antique clinging from his belt with amusement and friends on his school bus were quick to come up with some witty remark.

Campbell went on to criticize the portable cassette player's size, appearance, functionality and the "hissy backtrack and odd warbly noises."

Even when he discovered the cassette had more music on the other side (it took him three days), Campbell was still disappointed it could only hold a small fraction of what an iPod can.

"Did my dad ... really ever think this was a credible piece of technology?"

Ouch.

A daily dose of postings from The Chronicle's technology blog (sfgate.com/blogs/tech)

This article appeared on page C - 2 of the San Francisco Chronicle

pauldun170 · 07-01-2009, 04:44 PM

Hey..

At least we could share music with people without being sued.

Trip · 07-01-2009, 04:44 PM

This just shows how spoiled we are if a kid doesnt think the walkman is a credible piece of technology. Where exactly does he think the ipod came from? It just magically appeared....

Flexin · 07-01-2009, 04:50 PM

He doesn't like the cassette player. Give him a 8 track player for a week.

James

askmrjesus · 07-01-2009, 04:52 PM

I had Black Sabbath on 8-track.

I felt old when the Walkman came out.

JC

Flexin · 07-01-2009, 05:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by askmrjesus

I had Black Sabbath on 8-track.

I felt old when the Walkman came out.

JC

I had a portable stereo with an 8 track player in it. I traded 3 built models and a hockey stick for it.

My Sony walkman kicked all. I loved it.

I was slow to switch to cd because I had so many cassettes. The only reason I switched was because the out puts died on my Kenwood cassette car stereo. It was going to be about $100 to fix so I said fuck it and spent $500 on a new Kenwood CD player.

James

Amber Lamps · 07-01-2009, 05:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Flexin

I had a portable stereo with an 8 track player in it. I traded 3 built models and a hockey stick for it.

My Sony walkman kicked all. I loved it.

I was slow to switch to cd because I had so many cassettes. The only reason I switched was because the out puts died on my Kenwood cassette car stereo. It was going to be about $100 to fix so I said fuck it and spent $500 on a new Kenwood CD player.

James

The only reason I went to cd was I had a friend that worked at a record store that swapped them out for me and I paid the difference.

Amber Lamps · 07-01-2009, 05:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by askmrjesus

I had Black Sabbath on 8-track.

I felt old when the Walkman came out.

JC

Bachman Turner Overdrive on 8 track...

Heck, we had a reel to reel in our house.

I had a close and play.

Homeslice · 07-01-2009, 05:22 PM

Cassette players rock.....I've got a few old boomboxes from that era, like this one

HurricaneHeather · 07-01-2009, 05:28 PM

I never figured out how to determine which side you were playing when you put the tape in. Is the side facing in the side playing, or the side facing out?

Waaaay too confusing for me.

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RACER X AMA Supersport Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Richmond, Tx Moto: '10 Tuono Factory Posts: 4,569	wanna feel old http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/articl...KE7.DTL&nopu=1 Walkman, at 30, a mystery to teen What better way to commemorate the 30th anniversary of Sony's iconic Walkman than to ask a teenager for some feedback on the device? The BBC couldn't think of one, and neither can I. I like to imagine that the experience was similar to an archaeologist rediscovering how a recently excavated artifact was employed thousands of years ago. But I'm well aware that it must have been different for 13-year-old Scott Campbell, who co-edits his own news Web site. For one, teenage impatience must have stood in the place where I fantasize scientific curiosity should have been. "My dad had told me it was the iPod of its day," Campbell wrote. "He had told me it was big, but I hadn't realized he meant that big. It was the size of a small book." Sure enough, people on the street noticed the antique clinging from his belt with amusement and friends on his school bus were quick to come up with some witty remark. Campbell went on to criticize the portable cassette player's size, appearance, functionality and the "hissy backtrack and odd warbly noises." Even when he discovered the cassette had more music on the other side (it took him three days), Campbell was still disappointed it could only hold a small fraction of what an iPod can. "Did my dad ... really ever think this was a credible piece of technology?" Ouch. A daily dose of postings from The Chronicle's technology blog (sfgate.com/blogs/tech) This article appeared on page C - 2 of the San Francisco Chronicle __________________ ΜΟΛΩΝ ΛΑΒΕ 2014 GROM! 181cc of FURY 2010 Aprilia Tuono Factory - SOLD 2009 SFV Gladius - SOLD 2008 Hayabusa - SOLD.

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Flexin AMA Supersport Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Halifax, Nova Scotia Posts: 2,698	He doesn't like the cassette player. Give him a 8 track player for a week. James __________________ "Bust a nut inside your eye, to show you where I come from" "f youre horny, lets do it, Ride it, my pony, My saddles waitin, Come and jump on it, If youre horny, lets do it" "I'm not a playa I just fuck a lot" "Round two, I'm down to Do, what it takes to make you Understand I'm the Candyman And I melt in your mouth, not in your hands Hard as rock, yes I'm no sucka The boots I knock make me one bad mutha"

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askmrjesus Soul Man Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Everywhere, all the time. Moto: '0000 Custom Turbo Cross (with jet kit). Posts: 6,481	I had Black Sabbath on 8-track. I felt old when the Walkman came out. JC __________________ The way things are going, they're gonna crucify me.

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HurricaneHeather AMA Supersport Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Sydney Moto: '98 Honda Fireblade Posts: 3,696	I never figured out how to determine which side you were playing when you put the tape in. Is the side facing in the side playing, or the side facing out? Waaaay too confusing for me.