Before the IPod, there was...the WALKMAN...

My first portable music player was a discman, and I loved it, especially when I upgraded to one that could play mp3 files; then I bought a re-writable CD and I could carry a lot of music (for the time) around with me and change it whenever I wanted by re-writing the CD. It was kind of like a clumsier iPod shuffle. :P

And no, I don't think the walkman can make a comeback for two reasons:

1. Cassettes are dead, and rightfully so.

2. Sony owns the "Walkman" brand, so technically walkmans didn't go anywhere.

There is no monopoly in portable music market. There is plenty of competition but Apple just has done a better job marketing their product than others.

And no, I have never owned a Sony Walkman.

Edit: Are you asking if the Walkman can make a comeback as a portable player that plays cassets or as a portable player that can play MP3s and MP4s? There is no way that cassets are going to make a comeback.

I didn't have a Walkman. But if it's any consolation my mother still calls cds "tapes". And I still own a portable cd player.

I've had two in my lifetime, one for cassettes which lasted me like a week, and one for CD`s which lasted for a couple years. And no, mp3 is the best portable music. You can have your whole library on the go.

Ha, ha, I remember them, it's all coming back to me.

So awesome back in the day.

Looking at that pic serves as a reminder at how old I am becoming.

I had one. :).

And no, I doubt it can make a comeback.

Ya know, it's fairly amusing this post would pop up considering that I just threw out a Sony Walkmen today.

My parents had a couple of walkmans :P

and no the walkman will never make a comeback

I had a walkman, a couple of discman, and even one of those ridiculous mini-disk players.

I feel old. :(

I had the walkman..It was awesome.

I still remember my first walkman. It was red, blue and yellow. I loved that thing. Didn't have many casettes to listen to though, but I did keep repeatedly playing this Barbie Rock n Roll tape that came in free with the Barbie Rock n Roll doll.

Look at that space age tech way better than the Ipod.

i hung around a discman when i was a kid but i always stuck with the vinyl: it's the best format, especially if you're a jazz lover

Forget about the walkman, who had a boombox? Those were da bomb!

A boombox and a piece of cardboard created MAGIC.

nope nevered owned one, to young

Yep i owned a Discman and I now own a walkman MP3 player

i have like 2 of them still. though i never use them

i had a yellow walkman.

My mom had a Walkman. I had a disc player.

i had a sony discman, and even though the lady was jogging with it in the ad it would skip if you moved it even slightly. :PNinja-Hippo

I had the same problem with mine too. I thought it was just my unit. :?

I used a walkman until '96 or so, my friends and I exchanged mixtapes. I kind of miss that.
Then I switched to mini disk and I bought my first mp3 player (with 64 MB haha) in 2000 or so.