One tape for two listeners.
The first Walkman, the TPS-L2 from 1979, had two headphone jacks and a hotline button that opened a microphone, so you could talk to the other listener over the music. The app brings that back: one tape shared by two people, and a Hotline key that turns the music down for both of you while you talk. What you said stays on the tape, where you said it.
A tape has a length.
Sides shows each side’s fill against a C60 or C90, says too long when it overflows, and lets songs move across. Together lists both listeners and every hotline note, with its side, time and the song it was said over.
The tab bar is the TPS-L2’s keys.
The current screen’s key stays down. Besley and Archivo, in Walkman blue and silver. On desktop the app stands on a stage, with the J-card at poster scale following the colour and track list chosen in the app.
Not affiliated with or endorsed by Sony. The music library is invented and no audio plays. Sources: the Walkman Archive (TPS-L2) and a MakeTechEasier article, credited in the app.