![WIRED on X: "Know what this thing is? On this day in 1982, Sony began selling the first commercially-available compact disc player (or CD player): The Sony CDP-101 went on sale in WIRED on X: "Know what this thing is? On this day in 1982, Sony began selling the first commercially-available compact disc player (or CD player): The Sony CDP-101 went on sale in](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Fd-3f9NakAE9k12.jpg)
WIRED on X: "Know what this thing is? On this day in 1982, Sony began selling the first commercially-available compact disc player (or CD player): The Sony CDP-101 went on sale in
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VINTAGE SONY CDP-101 CD Compact Disc Player - World's First CD Player (Working) EUR 159,13 - PicClick FR
![WIRED on X: "On this day in 1982, the first commercial compact disc player—the Sony CDP-101—was launched in Japan at a list price of 168,000 yen. The worldwide release would come six WIRED on X: "On this day in 1982, the first commercial compact disc player—the Sony CDP-101—was launched in Japan at a list price of 168,000 yen. The worldwide release would come six](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FAnSFKfXMAA3fs6.jpg)