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Which came first: Intel or the Sony Walkman?
Intel came first, in 1968 (founded). The Sony Walkman followed 11 years later, in 1979 (released).
- First1968
Intel
company · foundedIntel was founded in 1968 and sold the first commercial microprocessor three years later.
- Second1979
The Sony Walkman
product · releasedThe first Walkman went on sale in Japan in July 1979 for about 33,000 yen; it ran on two AA batteries.
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Years from Wikidata, each checked against the item’s English Wikipedia article on 2026-10-18. A year stands for what its label says: a founding, a first patent, a premiere.