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Obsolete Sony

obsoletesony.substack.com · Personal blog · on HN since 2024

Visual guides and histories of discontinued Sony products such as MiniDisc, CLIÉ handhelds, Walkman models and PlayStation hardware.

What HN saysHN links it for Sony hardware history; the only comment given is a moderator note about switching a submitted link to a YouTube video.
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    Complete Visual Guide to Sony CLIÉ (2000-2004)
    1 people · 38 points · first shared 2024 · 11 comments on HN
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    How MiniDisc Worked
    1 people · 25 points · first shared 2025 · 10 comments on HN
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    David Lynch's Sony Camcorder
    1 people · 14 points · first shared 2025 · discussion on HN
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    Why Sony Can't Bring Back Its Classic Walkman Models
    1 people · 11 points · first shared 2026 · 1 comments on HN
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    Sony Shaped Steve Jobs' Vision
    1 people · 8 points · first shared 2025 · discussion on HN
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    The Cassette Recorder That Went to the Moon
    1 people · 5 points · first shared 2025 · discussion on HN
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    The Early Years of Sony MiniDisc
    1 people · 3 points · first shared 2024 · discussion on HN
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    Sony Flamingo - The Coolest Record Player Ever Made
    1 people · 3 points · first shared 2026 · discussion on HN
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    The Rushed Development of MiniDisc
    1 people · 3 points · first shared 2025 · discussion on HN
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    Sony Gave a Machine a Soul
    1 people · 2 points · first shared 2025 · discussion on HN
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    The First Compact Disc Player: Sony's 1982 CDP-101
    1 people · 2 points · first shared 2026 · discussion on HN

What HN people wrote when they linked it

dang · 2024-12-24
OK, we'll switch to the youtube link above. (Submitted URL was https://obsoletesony.substack.com/p/the-journey-to-save-the-last-known… Thanks all!

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