Sony released the world's first portable CD player, the D-5/D-50, at a time when mostly just audiophiles had adopted the format. But surprisingly (or not), the device had much broader appeal.
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D5 inside EBP-9LC: [ Ссылка ]
EBP-9LC photos: [ Ссылка ]
"The lasser-disc revolution", Popular Science, May 1985.
"Sound to Go", Changing Times magazine, December 1985.
"Hot new compact-disc players", Popular Science, November 1984.
CDP-101 photo: [ Ссылка ]
1982 compact disc introduction video: [ Ссылка ]
AC-D50 photos: [ Ссылка ]
Rear of AC-D50: [ Ссылка ]
"Go anywhere CD portables", Popular Science magazine, November 1985.
CD manufacturing video: [ Ссылка ]
SL-XP7 (silver) photo: [ Ссылка ]
SL-XP7 (black) photo: [ Ссылка ]
TPS-L2 photo: [ Ссылка ]
TPS-L2 ad: [ Ссылка ]
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