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Walkman Creator Leaves Sony

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the walking-shoes dept.

Gammu writes "Nobutoshi Kihara, the engineer behind the Walkman, has left Sony. In the late seventies, one of the co-chairman of Sony, Morita, requested the audio division create a portable tape player capable of playing his operas while he was on transpacific flights to the US. After less than a year, the Walkman was released to the public and revolutionized the music industry. Read about the development of the first Walkman at Low End Mac."

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  1. THe Walkman by MyLongNickName · · Score: 4, Funny

    I remember my first Walkman, and blasting "Ghost Busters". I thought I was so cool... now I post on Slashdot. The Walkman helped define a generation, and was one of the products that helped introduce more than one generation to the future of mobile music technology.

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    1. Re:THe Walkman by Chaffar · · Score: 5, Funny
      I remember my first Walkman, and blasting "Ghost Busters". I thought I was so cool... now I post on Slashdot.
      It's hard to believe one could fall so low just by listening to crappy music on a portable tape player...
  2. JESUS GOD NO!! by slughead · · Score: 3, Funny

    Does this mean they'll stop making walkmans?

    These newfangled 'CD's will never catch on!

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  3. Re:Original Walkman by Andy+Gardner · · Score: 3, Funny

    I think I've still got one somewhere probably still works, although it did start chewing up tapes in the early 90's.

  4. Fixed by Mini-Geek · · Score: 2, Funny

    Walkman Creator Walks
    Title fixed

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    1. Re:Fixed by trs9000 · · Score: 2, Funny

      Suggested alteration:

      Walkman Creator Walks, man.

  5. Re:He retired by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    Now they'll change it for:

    At 80 yo, finally the walk-man retires.

  6. Missed opportunity for topic title. by psu_whammy · · Score: 3, Funny

    This is a perfect time to break out the Variety-speak, and you let it go completely.

    WALKMAN MAN WALKED, MAN!