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  • The Blank Generation: 1979 as Audio Cassette Enabler
    By Gizmodo on July 15th, 2009 | No Comments Comments

    Sony introduced the Walkman in 1979, and I got mine a year later. The Walkman boosted the profile of audio cassettes, which had been challenging LPs and 8-Tracks as a music medium. They soon dominated the music scene. A $185 TSC-300 I bought from J&R, my Walkman was also a stereo recorder. (Note…