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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.

    Visit blogHN submissions
    HistoryHardware & Electronics
    What HN says

    HN links it for Sony hardware history; the only comment given is a moderator note about switching a submitted link to a YouTube video.

    Stats for nerds
    17HN people shared it
    24linked in comments
    154story points
    Dec 2024last shared

    Top posts on HN

    1. 1
      Complete Visual Guide to Sony CLIÉ (2000-2004)
      1 person · 38 points · first shared 2024 · 11 comments on HN
    2. 2
      How MiniDisc Worked
      1 person · 25 points · first shared 2025 · 10 comments on HN
    3. 3
      How Sony's Forgotten Computers Helped Shape the Playstation
      2 people · 23 points · first shared 2025 · 3 comments on HN
    4. 4
      David Lynch's Sony Camcorder
      1 person · 14 points · first shared 2025 · Discussion on HN
    5. 5
      Why Sony Can't Bring Back Its Classic Walkman Models
      1 person · 11 points · first shared 2026 · 1 comments on HN
    6. 6
      Sony Shaped Steve Jobs' Vision
      1 person · 8 points · first shared 2025 · Discussion on HN
    7. 7
      Complete Visual Guide to Sony MiniDisc Blank Media (1992-2004)
      3 people · 6 points · first shared 2024 · 3 comments on HN
    8. 8
      The Cassette Recorder That Went to the Moon
      1 person · 5 points · first shared 2025 · Discussion on HN
    9. 9
      Why PlayStation 3 Backward Compatibility Was Gradually Removed
      2 people · 3 points · first shared 2026 · Discussion on HN
    10. 10
      The Rushed Development of MiniDisc
      1 person · 3 points · first shared 2025 · Discussion on HN

    What HN people wrote when they linked it

    • dangDec 2024

      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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