This was my favorite electronics device – the "minidisk player" by Sony. Steve Wozniak wrote in his memoir that it was the inspiration for the iPod.

Cool to the touch; it would load up and play your top tracks simply with high fidelity.

@stackdotso. Prev CTO/cofounder of mirror. strangechances

these were a nice bridge between portable cd players and pre-ipod mp3 players that basically had no memory

yeah, cargo pockets were a necessity when carrying a discman lol

i'd listen to the same album or mix for days at a time

simpler times

the CD walkmans were so big to carry around! I have fond memories of using the MiniDisc players on the tube in London as a teenager, and whenever I hear a long like colorblind by the counting crows I think about it!