Sony MDSJE480 MiniDisc Player / Recorder (Discontinued by Manufacturer)

audio formats have come and gone over time one may have meant to be a replacement while another tried to create its own market but in the early 90s one new form of physical media tried to do both this is the story of minidisc in the early 1980s sony's walkman was a huge success it revolutionized the way the world listened to music it used compact cassettes which were simple rugged and inexpensive enough for playback on the go the format offered a lot of flexibility such as how easy it was to record cassettes at home and the walkman played no small part in the rise of a cultural phenomenon known as the mixtape but as successful as sony was it also recognized that it couldn't just sit back and relax if you ask the public what they think they'll need you'll always be behind in this world sony founder akio morita once said you'll never catch up unless you think one to ten years in advance a