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The BBC recently published a story that has 13 year old Scott Campbell walking around with a Walkman – the cassette-playing kind.

From a practical point of view, the Walkman is rather cumbersome, and it is certainly not pocket-sized, unless you have large pockets. It comes with a handy belt clip screwed on to the back, yet the weight of the unit is enough to haul down a low-slung pair of combats.

In his article, he talks about people’s responses to him, and some of the very interesting features that cassette tapes have:

It took me three days to figure out that there was another side to the tape. That was not the only naive mistake that I made…

I’m surprised though – I’m not that much older than Scott but I am certainly very familiar with a Walkman. Although I didn’t take it to school, I vaguely remember lying around the house, listening to tapes on it. I wonder if I’m the only one my age who had a Walkman… although I doubt it.

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