This Device Was the iPod of the 1970s (Sort Of)
When it was first released, the iPod flew off shelves with the promise of storing 1,000 songs. Thirty years prior, fitting that much music in a single piece of consumer equipment was unheard of—except in the case of the Panasonic RS-296US. While it was far from portable at 40lbs, the RS-296US could “store” roughly two-days…
