Every story and comment from the Hacker News API, in a layout borrowed from 2001.
A comment on Sony DD-1EX Electronic Book Player. Parent comment
Japan was all over that place.
I also remember DAT players. People say they were a commercial failure in Japan.
Players themselves were a frequent sight on sale, but tapes were near impossible to find, let alone ones with pre-recorded music.
And they were prone to tearing in humid climate. They were scotch taped, and superglued 100 times over, that's how rare they were.
There are no comments on this comment yet.
Japan was all over that place.
I also remember DAT players. People say they were a commercial failure in Japan.
Players themselves were a frequent sight on sale, but tapes were near impossible to find, let alone ones with pre-recorded music.
And they were prone to tearing in humid climate. They were scotch taped, and superglued 100 times over, that's how rare they were.