News for hackers. Stuff that matters.
Re:Apple Introduces What It Calls an Easier to Use Portable ... by noahmbarr on Monday October 24, 2016 @10:06PM (#12784687)
Walt Mossberg's review a couple days later:

http://allthingsd.com/20011101/ipod-review/

Re:Apple Introduces What It Calls an Easier to Use Portable ... by kayali on Tuesday October 25, 2016 @12:48AM (#12785368)
Particularly prescient:

> And if the iPod succeeds, I expect it to be just the first in a new line of noncomputer products from Apple.