Happy 30th Birthday to Walkman
Sony Walkman is the biggest hit gadget in 80s and today is its birthday! According to the InfoWorld,
The first Walkman, the TPS-L2, cost ¥33,000 in Japan and US$200 in the U.S., but despite the relatively high price tag the reception was enthusiastic. In 1980 The Wall Street Journal called the Walkman “one of the hottest new status symbols around” and noted that prospective U.S. owners faced a month-long wait because of a backlog in orders.
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