Remember Microcassettes? They were a dictation medium (but so was the original compact cassette) Invented in 1969 by Olympus as the standard cassette started gaining traction as a popular music medium. For a spell in the early '80s, Sony actually tried to make them as close to a serious audio medium as they could (as they did with the standard cassette.) Including stereo sound and Metal tape formulation microcassettes. The Microcassette Walkman even included a very rare microcassette version…

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The Walkman (portable compact cassette player) was first created because Sony co-founder Masaru Ibuka wanted to be able to listen to music on long flights. The first model of Sony Walkman, the TPS-L2, was released on July 1, 1979. The original Walkman (portable compact cassette player) was created from aluminum, and the later models were made from plastic. Previously, portable cassette machines of various designs were available but they were handheld units and recorders (mostly mono). The…

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