codpiece Posted April 17, 2014 Member ID: 5470 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 52 Topic Count: 371 Topics Per Day: 0.09 Content Count: 2482 Content Per Day: 0.61 Reputation: 3552 Achievement Points: 22892 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 7 Joined: 02/04/13 Status: Offline Last Seen: Tuesday at 08:38 PM Birthday: 09/17/1968 Device: Windows Share Posted April 17, 2014 I shudder to think how many of our idiot members don't know what this is! Tyntje , eidolonFIRE, JohnnyDos and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
Sammy Posted April 17, 2014 Member ID: 3036 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 31 Topic Count: 219 Topics Per Day: 0.05 Content Count: 9419 Content Per Day: 2.09 Reputation: 7515 Achievement Points: 62539 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 21 Joined: 11/29/11 Status: Offline Last Seen: December 30, 2023 Birthday: 04/26/2008 Device: Windows Share Posted April 17, 2014 Thats funny. I have had several walkmen over the years. Cassettes and CD players. Having a built in FM tuner was a big deal. The biggest change? A little kid knows what Pandora is. YACCster 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
eidolonFIRE Posted April 17, 2014 Member ID: 2759 Group: **- Inactive Registered Users Followers: 17 Topic Count: 199 Topics Per Day: 0.04 Content Count: 3496 Content Per Day: 0.76 Reputation: 3021 Achievement Points: 26464 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 3 Joined: 08/22/11 Status: Offline Last Seen: June 16, 2017 Birthday: 07/27/1990 Share Posted April 17, 2014 (edited) The sadest part of all... They missed the glorious days of the mix-tapes ...here, i made a mix just for you. Edited April 17, 2014 by eidolonFIRE QueenCobra and codpiece 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devildog4355 Posted April 17, 2014 Member ID: 15237 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 27 Topic Count: 93 Topics Per Day: 0.02 Content Count: 958 Content Per Day: 0.24 Reputation: 580 Achievement Points: 6679 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 1 Joined: 06/30/13 Status: Offline Last Seen: June 20, 2021 Birthday: 05/04/1992 Share Posted April 17, 2014 when i was a kid things were just switching over to CD players, regardless i still used one of those Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
PimpedOutPete Posted April 17, 2014 Member ID: 174 Group: +++ COD2 Head Admin Followers: 129 Topic Count: 387 Topics Per Day: 0.07 Content Count: 14873 Content Per Day: 2.80 Reputation: 7814 Achievement Points: 90995 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 52 Joined: 09/02/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: 7 hours ago Birthday: 04/23/1970 Device: Macintosh Share Posted April 17, 2014 That's funny Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
Sonovabich Posted April 17, 2014 Member ID: 82 Group: ** Registered Users Followers: 0 Topic Count: 1534 Topics Per Day: 0.29 Content Count: 5020 Content Per Day: 0.94 Reputation: 5171 Achievement Points: 131490 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 116 Joined: 09/02/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: 3 hours ago Device: Windows Share Posted April 17, 2014 Everything is too easy nowadays. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnnyDos Posted April 17, 2014 Member ID: 77 Group: Fallen Members Followers: 111 Topic Count: 1018 Topics Per Day: 0.19 Content Count: 7527 Content Per Day: 1.41 Reputation: 9175 Achievement Points: 69486 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 47 Joined: 09/02/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: January 8, 2020 Share Posted April 17, 2014 We all had one of those when I worked at Chrysler,the problem was with the cassette tapes,cause I was a spot welder for a while and the welding guns created a magnetic field and would erase the tapes LOL so we used only the radio part of the Walkman.Hey they did the job,they gave us tunes. Wild Fire and Sonovabich 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sonovabich Posted April 17, 2014 Member ID: 82 Group: ** Registered Users Followers: 0 Topic Count: 1534 Topics Per Day: 0.29 Content Count: 5020 Content Per Day: 0.94 Reputation: 5171 Achievement Points: 131490 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 116 Joined: 09/02/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: 3 hours ago Device: Windows Share Posted April 17, 2014 We all had one of those when I worked at Chrysler,the problem was with the cassette tapes,cause I was a spot welder for a while and the welding guns created a magnetic field and would erase the tapes LOL so we used only the radio part of the Walkman.Hey they did the job,they gave us tunes. They were as advanced back then as the iphone and stuff is now. codpiece 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
little_old_man Posted April 17, 2014 Member ID: 1194 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 40 Topic Count: 436 Topics Per Day: 0.08 Content Count: 6692 Content Per Day: 1.30 Reputation: 11691 Achievement Points: 53094 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 76 Joined: 02/27/10 Status: Offline Last Seen: April 16, 2023 Birthday: 04/15/1960 Device: Windows Share Posted April 17, 2014 (edited) My senior year of high school (77-78) was the end of the 8-track era and the beginning of the cassette era. I installed both types in my car and switched between them as needed. Those were confusing times. Edited April 17, 2014 by little_old_man Wild Fire and codpiece 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
JohnnyDos Posted April 17, 2014 Member ID: 77 Group: Fallen Members Followers: 111 Topic Count: 1018 Topics Per Day: 0.19 Content Count: 7527 Content Per Day: 1.41 Reputation: 9175 Achievement Points: 69486 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 47 Joined: 09/02/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: January 8, 2020 Share Posted April 17, 2014 8Tracks were crap,remember how sometimes the 8Track player would eat them up.The things were very bulky, also there spooling system was so stupid,cassettes were so much better.Plus you could record on cassettes,not sure about 8Tracks though,I do remember if the song didn't fit the track it would fade out and then on the next track they would continue,just weird.So much better with mp3 players plus way more capacity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wild Fire Posted April 17, 2014 Member ID: 5468 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 36 Topic Count: 19 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 674 Content Per Day: 0.17 Reputation: 655 Achievement Points: 6445 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 02/04/13 Status: Offline Last Seen: Yesterday at 02:54 AM Birthday: 06/22/1965 Device: Android Share Posted April 17, 2014 I still have my original working walkman. I also had an 8 track player that you could record with. I would just record over any old 8 track we had laying around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
_-Draco-_ Posted April 23, 2014 Member ID: 20798 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 8 Topic Count: 11 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 108 Content Per Day: 0.03 Reputation: 102 Achievement Points: 809 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 01/14/14 Status: Offline Last Seen: December 24, 2023 Device: Windows Share Posted April 23, 2014 I HAVE an 8 track player in my car. And it still works. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
BigPapaDean Posted April 23, 2014 Member ID: 1128 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 78 Topic Count: 1188 Topics Per Day: 0.23 Content Count: 6490 Content Per Day: 1.26 Reputation: 4396 Achievement Points: 63167 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 5 Joined: 02/13/10 Status: Offline Last Seen: February 19 Birthday: 10/21/1954 Device: Windows Share Posted April 23, 2014 Awesome post and memory lane trip! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
Damage_inc- Posted April 23, 2014 Member ID: 2048 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 294 Topics Per Day: 0.06 Content Count: 6689 Content Per Day: 1.38 Reputation: 4709 Achievement Points: 48999 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 5 Joined: 12/15/10 Status: Offline Last Seen: November 29, 2023 Birthday: 05/30/1967 Device: Windows Share Posted April 23, 2014 I HAVE an 8 track player in my car. And it still works. no fucken way.you must have a great collection of tunes please post them eidolonFIRE and Wild Fire 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
_-Draco-_ Posted April 30, 2014 Member ID: 20798 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 8 Topic Count: 11 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 108 Content Per Day: 0.03 Reputation: 102 Achievement Points: 809 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 01/14/14 Status: Offline Last Seen: December 24, 2023 Device: Windows Share Posted April 30, 2014 Here you are Damage... I forgot I have an in home player too. Everything works..I just don't use them anymore. A few duplicates, but I have things like Aerosmith, Peter Frampton, Alice cooper, Kiss (Double Platinum), Foreigner, Queen, Styx, Chicago.... eidolonFIRE 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
eidolonFIRE Posted April 30, 2014 Member ID: 2759 Group: **- Inactive Registered Users Followers: 17 Topic Count: 199 Topics Per Day: 0.04 Content Count: 3496 Content Per Day: 0.76 Reputation: 3021 Achievement Points: 26464 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 3 Joined: 08/22/11 Status: Offline Last Seen: June 16, 2017 Birthday: 07/27/1990 Share Posted April 30, 2014 Here you are Damage... I forgot I have an in home player too. Everything works..I just don't use them anymore. A few duplicates, but I have things like Aerosmith, Peter Frampton, Alice cooper, Kiss (Double Platinum), Foreigner, Queen, Styx, Chicago.... Holy shit.. that's a gold mine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sammy Posted April 30, 2014 Member ID: 3036 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 31 Topic Count: 219 Topics Per Day: 0.05 Content Count: 9419 Content Per Day: 2.09 Reputation: 7515 Achievement Points: 62539 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 21 Joined: 11/29/11 Status: Offline Last Seen: December 30, 2023 Birthday: 04/26/2008 Device: Windows Share Posted April 30, 2014 Devo? Thats a name I havent heard in awhile. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
_-Draco-_ Posted April 30, 2014 Member ID: 20798 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 8 Topic Count: 11 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 108 Content Per Day: 0.03 Reputation: 102 Achievement Points: 809 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 01/14/14 Status: Offline Last Seen: December 24, 2023 Device: Windows Share Posted April 30, 2014 Devo? Thats a name I havent heard in awhile. That's why it is on an 8 track Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
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