Charlie (@clong5604)

#On_this_day 42 years ago October 1. 1982 the compact disk player model CDP-101 compact disk player the first of its kind was released. For the average Joe who was spinning records and playing cassettes, the Compact Disc player was a technical marvel. Like magic, a laser beam read music stored in digital form from a 5-inch prismatic disc. There was no stylus, no tape head — no physical contact whatsoever with the disc — and you could press a button to instantly access any song without having to lift a tonearm or tediously rewind and fast-forward a tape. Mind blowing stuff at the time.