Bob Schwartz

My first portable music device was a transistor radio. AM radio, tuner dial, 2-inch speaker, audio jack. It may amaze you to know that you can still buy a similar radio from Sony, Panasonic and others (see above), relatively cheap, now including AM and FM.

Today I listen to music on a tablet, millions of tracks on demand instead of a dozen stations, touch screen, pictures of artists and albums, quad speakers, infinite information.

The thought I had this morning is that with all the significant differences, the tablet is just a transistor radio. Or to be precise, it is and it isn’t. If you don’t understand that, you might.

Happy listening, however you do.

© 2023 by Bob Schwartz