
Via the always excellent
Present /&/ Correct (check out their sundries), we enjoyed perusing this comprehensive
archive that has catalogued over a thousand portable audio players—the Walkman introduced by Sony first in 1979 and manufactured through 2010 (see previously
here,
here,
here and
here) and courting many imitators and innovations over the years as a
genericised trademark with many other competiting brands. We had find trying to hunt down a specific model we had and discovering along the way others, each entry having detailed specifications, notes on features, manuals, family-trees accessories and advertising.