A História Ilustrada do Walkman da SONY - série Sports - ep.1 - 1983: WM-F5

 

The Sports Walkman: A Visual History (1983–2001)

A complete history of Sony’s yellow Sports Walkman models, from the WM-F5 to the WM-FS221

This guide covers every yellow Sony Sports Walkman released from 1983 to 2001, from the WM-F5 to the WM-FS221. If you’re trying to identify a model, confirm where it sits in the lineup, or understand how the Sports series evolved over time, this page keeps the whole yellow lineup in one place.

It is also a follow-up to The Walkman: A Visual History (1979–2004), which highlighted the most important cassette Walkman models year by year, focusing on the releases that shaped the line’s design, technology, and culture.

The yellow Sports Walkman is the opposite kind of story. In a lineup that began in 1979, it is one identity held for nearly two decades, repeated until it stopped feeling like a product decision and became a visual rule.

What began as a practical color choice turned into a symbol. Long before most owners ever took one near water or sport, yellow became shorthand for confidence, optimism, and visibility in an era when portable electronics were allowed to stand out.

1983 WM-F5: The First Sports Walkman

The WM-F5 kicked off Sony’s Sports Walkman line and introduced the bright yellow look that would become its signature. Designed for rain, splashes, and rough handling, it used a sealed shell and covered ports to keep water out. It also included an FM radio, giving it the feel of a true outdoor Walkman.

A História Ilustrada do Minidisco da SONY - ep.22 - 2006: MZ-RH1

 

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Visual Guide to Sony’s MiniDisc (1992–2006)

From First Machines to Final Form

ep. 22

2006 MZ-RH1: The Final MiniDisc Walkman

The RH1 was the most complete MiniDisc Walkman ever made. Supporting PCM recording, Hi-MD, USB connectivity, and uploads from legacy MD, it represented the format’s final, fully realized form.

MiniDisc did not disappear because Sony stopped refining it. The machines kept getting better, smaller, clearer, more complete. Recording became lossless. Interfaces became sharper. Uploads became possible. But the assumptions that shaped MiniDisc belonged to a moment when ownership mattered, when interaction lived in buttons and discs, and when progress could still be felt in the hand. Sony solved the problem it had set for itself. By the time it did, the world had stopped asking that question.

A História Ilustrada do Minidisco da SONY - ep.21 - 2005: MZ-RH10

 

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Visual Guide to Sony’s MiniDisc (1992–2006)

From First Machines to Final Form

ep. 21

2005 MZ-RH10: OLED

The RH10 shows Sony still caring about display quality, interface clarity, and the feeling that a MiniDisc machine could still look modern even if the world was moving elsewhere.