Ngaphambi kweSpotify, amafayela womsindo we-MP3, nama-CD, abantu babelalela umculo ngamateyipu amakhasethi. Lawa mabhulokhi amancane epulasitiki anemiqulu yefilimu kuwo ayedlala izingoma lapho edlalwa ngesidlali sekhasethi, futhi akekho umdlali wekhasethi owayedume kakhulu kuneSony Walkman.
Yaqala ukwethulwa eminyakeni engu-40 edlule ngoJulayi ka-1979, isidlali somculo esiphathwayo se-Sony sadlula izikhathi eziningi ngaphambi kokuba sibe isidlali semidiya esiyiso namuhla (yebo, sisekhona). Nakuba i-Walkman yanamuhla ibukeka njengejwayelekile njengophaya we-apula, i-Walkman TPS-L2 yoqobo inomklamo oyisithombe omela isikhathi esivivinywayo.
Ukuze kukhunjulwe cishe ingxenye yeshumi leminyaka yokuba khona kwe-Walkman, u-Sony wenze umbukiso womphakathi (lapho kwenye) i-Ginza Sony Park e-Tokyo muva nje.
I-“Walkman in The Park” ibonise yonke idizayini yakwa-Sony Walkman phakathi neminyaka yayo engu-40 enemibala—kodwa futhi ithatha ukubheka okwengeziwe komuntu siqu kokuhlangenwe nakho komculo kwabantu lapho usebenzisa izisetshenziswa.
Uma abasebenzisi sebedlule ku-Walkman ophuzi omkhulu emnyango, baphathwe ezingxoxweni ezimbalwa nabantu abahlukene abangu-40—bonke abasebenzisi abakhulu be-Walkman phakathi neminyaka edlule. Laba akuzona izihlabani ezidumile noma osaziwayo abaziwayo; abantu nje izimpilo zabo ezithintwe isidlali somculo esiyisakhiwo sodumo.
Yebo, awukho umbukiso we-Walkman ongaqedwa ngaphandle kodonga lwabadlali bomculo, futhi i-Walkman in The Park iletha. Konke ukuphindaphinda nombala we-Walkman usakazwe odongeni olukhulu ukuze izibukeli zibukwe.
Ekuqaleni kohambo, izivakashi zanikezwa ibalazwe nesitembu okufanele zigcwalise. Uma besesimweni sokuqoqa, bebengathola ishidi eligxivizwe ezindaweni ezithile zombukiso. Uma sekuqediwe, u-Sony uzoklomelisa ama-flip-book abukeka njengekhasethi abonise ukuvela kwe-Walkman kuyo yonke iminyaka.
Umbukiso we-Walkman in The Park uqale ngoJulayi 1- Septhemba 1, 2019.
