Re: Re: Music players
By: paulie420 to poindexter FORTRAN on Mon Jun 01 2020 06:29 pm

I'd expect to see Urban Outfitters retromod a walkman case with a
MP3 player. They already did with a boom box.

I did this myself, when iPODs became popular... used my original walkman i bought from sears; and i THOUGHT i had the coolest loooking iPOD around.

The Diamond Rio was the first MP3 player I remember seeing on the market, and they had one that I thought looked a bit like a walkman:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rio_500

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Re: Re: Music players
By: Nightfox to paulie420 on Tue Jun 02 2020 03:23 pm

I'd expect to see Urban Outfitters retromod a walkman case with a
MP3 player. They already did with a boom box.

I did this myself, when iPODs became popular... used my original walkman i bought from sears; and i THOUGHT i had the coolest loooking iPOD around.

The Diamond Rio was the first MP3 player I remember seeing on the market, and they had one that I thought looked a bit like a walkman: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rio_500

I owned one because my boss at the time thought it was cool and bought us all one. I used that for a long time, it was great, even if it only held like 8 songs. I recently sold it on ebay becuase why did I still have that thing?

Me and nightfox really on the same page lately.

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Re: Re: Music players
By: The Lizard Master to Nightfox on Tue Jun 02 2020 08:05 pm

Re: Re: Music players
By: Nightfox to paulie420 on Tue Jun 02 2020 03:23 pm

I'd expect to see Urban Outfitters retromod a walkman case with a
MP3 player. They already did with a boom box.

I did this myself, when iPODs became popular... used my original walkman i bought from sears; and i THOUGHT i had the coolest loookin iPOD around.

The Diamond Rio was the first MP3 player I remember seeing on the market, and they had one that I thought looked a bit like a walkman: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rio_500

I owned one because my boss at the time thought it was cool and bought us al

Me and nightfox really on the same page lately.

---TLM

I waited awhile before getting an Mp3 player, and picked up a 1gb usb drive form factor player. it had three butons and tiny display. I plugged it into
a cassete adapter and used it in my S-10.

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Re: Re: Music players
By: Lord Gareth to paulie420 on Tue Jun 02 2020 11:41 am

That sounds interesting, but why not go a couple of other paths?
- MP3 player that looks like a MiniDisc Player
- MP3 player that looks like an 8-track player

:D
:D

record player with a strap on it and you carry it around.

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Hello MRO!

** On Saturday 06.06.20 - 12:50, mro wrote to Lord Gareth:

That sounds interesting, but why not go a couple of other paths?
- MP3 player that looks like a MiniDisc Player
- MP3 player that looks like an 8-track player

:D
:D

record player with a strap on it and you carry it around.

Anyone here remember when certain cars had record players?

I think I was barely 5 yrs old (circa 1963), and an uncle of mine had a convertible with a record player. I think it only played 45s.


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Re: Re: Music players
By: Ogg to All on Sat Jun 06 2020 02:39 pm

record player with a strap on it and you carry it around.

Anyone here remember when certain cars had record players?

I think I was barely 5 yrs old (circa 1963), and an uncle of mine had a convertible with a record player. I think it only played 45s.

I heard some caddy's had them, but never saw one in real life.

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Ogg wrote to All <=-

Hello MRO!

** On Saturday 06.06.20 - 12:50, mro wrote to Lord Gareth:

That sounds interesting, but why not go a couple of other paths?
- MP3 player that looks like a MiniDisc Player
- MP3 player that looks like an 8-track player

:D
:D

record player with a strap on it and you carry it around.

Anyone here remember when certain cars had record players?

I think I was barely 5 yrs old (circa 1963), and an uncle of mine had a convertible with a record player. I think it only played 45s.

I used to joke about putting one in my car. Didn't think anyone actually did it.

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Re: Re: Music players
By: Dennisk to Ogg on Sun Jun 07 2020 10:43 am

Ogg wrote to All <=-

Hello MRO!

** On Saturday 06.06.20 - 12:50, mro wrote to Lord Gareth:

That sounds interesting, but why not go a couple of other paths?
- MP3 player that looks like a MiniDisc Player
- MP3 player that looks like an 8-track player

:D
:D

record player with a strap on it and you carry it around.

Anyone here remember when certain cars had record players?

I think I was barely 5 yrs old (circa 1963), and an uncle of mine had a convertible with a record player. I think it only played 45s.

I used to joke about putting one in my car. Didn't think anyone actually di it.

... MultiMail, the new multi-platform, multi-format offline reader!

My cousins had a portable record player that played full sized LP's. It was close to the size of a full sized cassette recorder (6 inch by 10 inch) and
you had to place it on a level surface because the turntable was the width fo the player and the record would hang over on 3 sides. The side that didn't hang over was where the arm was mounted. It ran on either 4 or 6 D cell batteries.

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Re: Re: Music players
By: Moondog to Dennisk on Sun Jun 07 2020 12:06 am

Re: Re: Music players
By: Dennisk to Ogg on Sun Jun 07 2020 10:43 am

Ogg wrote to All <=-

Hello MRO!

** On Saturday 06.06.20 - 12:50, mro wrote to Lord Gareth:

That sounds interesting, but why not go a couple of other paths?
- MP3 player that looks like a MiniDisc Player
- MP3 player that looks like an 8-track player

:D
:D

record player with a strap on it and you carry it around.

Anyone here remember when certain cars had record players?

I think I was barely 5 yrs old (circa 1963), and an uncle of mine ha convertible with a record player. I think it only played 45s.

I used to joke about putting one in my car. Didn't think anyone actually it.

... MultiMail, the new multi-platform, multi-format offline reader!

My cousins had a portable record player that played full sized LP's. It was close to the size of a full sized cassette recorder (6 inch by 10 inch) and you had to place it on a level surface because the turntable was the width f the player and the record would hang over on 3 sides. The side that didn't hang over was where the arm was mounted. It ran on either 4 or 6 D cell batteries.

My first turntable was my stepdad's old portable turntable. Can't remember
what the model was for the life of me, but I remember it having wood grain
lid that you had to take off entirely if you wanted to play full-size LPs. Audio quality honestly wasn't the worst.

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Hello Dennisk!

** On Saturday 06.06.20 - 20:43, dennisk wrote to Ogg:

Anyone here remember when certain cars had record players?

I think I was barely 5 yrs old (circa 1963), and an uncle of mine had a Og>> convertible with a record player. I think it only played 45s.

I used to joke about putting one in my car. Didn't think anyone actually
did it.

Ah.. you're a young one then. LOL

I've seen a couple of YT videos of "young" people installing LP players in their cars and thinking that is so unique and cool.

But if you keep looking, you will find plenty of references to record
players in some of the cars in the 60's.

There is a vintage car show/gathering in my town once a week during the summer. I never thought of dropping by to see if anyone there still had a working record player. But maybe now I will.

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Ogg wrote to Dennisk <=-

Hello Dennisk!

** On Saturday 06.06.20 - 20:43, dennisk wrote to Ogg:

Anyone here remember when certain cars had record players?

I think I was barely 5 yrs old (circa 1963), and an uncle of mine had a
convertible with a record player. I think it only played 45s.

I used to joke about putting one in my car. Didn't think anyone actually did it.

Ah.. you're a young one then. LOL

I've seen a couple of YT videos of "young" people installing LP players
in their cars and thinking that is so unique and cool.

But if you keep looking, you will find plenty of references to record players in some of the cars in the 60's.

There is a vintage car show/gathering in my town once a week during the summer. I never thought of dropping by to see if anyone there still
had a working record player. But maybe now I will.

I'll have a look into it. It would be interesting to see how they engineered it to stop skipping.


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Dennisk wrote to Ogg <=-

I used to joke about putting one in my car. Didn't think anyone
actually did it.

I couldn't imagine a record skipping any less than an early cd player.

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Hello Dennisk!

** On Sunday 07.06.20 - 22:31, dennisk wrote to Ogg:

I've seen a couple of YT videos of "young" people installing LP
players in their cars and thinking that is so unique and cool.

...BUT, I haven't watched them in their entirety, yet. There are
probably some limitations on how they operate.

There is a vintage car show/gathering in my town once a week during
the summer. I never thought of dropping by to see if anyone there
still had a working record player. But maybe now I will.

I'll have a look into it. It would be interesting to see how they engineered it to stop skipping.

I remember being in my uncle's car. He wrassled up a bunch of his nieces
and nephews and took us for a drive around the city community. No seat-
belts in those days. We wriggled and bounced around and had a blast. He demoed the convertable roof opening and closing a few times. I remember
the record player operating while he was driving. I think the needle was applied with a greater pressure on those players. The neighbourhood roads were fairly smooth.

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The Lizard Master wrote to Nightfox <=-

I owned one because my boss at the time thought it was cool and bought
us all one. I used that for a long time, it was great, even if it only held like 8 songs. I recently sold it on ebay becuase why did I still have that thing?

I somehow ended up with 3 iPod Nanos, the watch-sized model. I should find a funky watch band and make it my "smart" watch. :)



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Ogg wrote to Dennisk <=-

But if you keep looking, you will find plenty of references to record players in some of the cars in the 60's.

Elvis had one, and I'm sure some of the George Barris creations did, too.

What I want is Brock Yates 1970's Cadillac Eldorado with a fax machine and rotary phone inside. He used it for one of the first Cannonball Run races.




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