Once upon a time, your standard headphones cord was black. (For that matter, once upon a time, your headphones -- you know, those two earbuds connected by a piece of plastic or metal that wrapped around your head -- had cords.) Even more amazingly, once upon a time, you listened to portable music played from a tape or CD. If you were among the few who accessed digital music, you hunted to find the songs you wanted, you waited while they laboriously downloaded and you were almost certainly engaging in music piracy.
HISTORY's Moment in Media: How the iPod Revolutionized Music -- and Beyond
