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In what year did the Sony Walkman launch, revolutionizing how people listened to music on the go?
The answer
1979
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Sony introduced the first Walkman, the TPS-L2, on July 1, 1979. It was a small stereo cassette player designed for listening through headphones. It helped make personal, portable music a familiar part of daily life.
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