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Teen Tries a Walkman for the First Time; Takes 3 Days to Find Side B

Discover how a 13-year-old's week with the Sony Walkman highlights its unique features and bulky design compared to modern devices.

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If you hand your grandma an iPod and tell her to "shuffle," chances are she'll jump to her feet and start doing a shuffling two-step. So we don't blame this 13-year-old kid from Britain, who took three whole days to realize that there was a Side B to the tape he popped in his dad's old Walkman. In an article for BBC's magazine, 13-year-old Scott Campbell explains how he traded his iPod for a Sony Walkman for one week. He was clearly shocked by what his dad told him was "the iPod of its day" when it was introduced 30 years ago. He is also mildly appalled at the sheer bulk of the contraption. Scott writes:

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, ...

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