Man I loved this thing!
I always wanted a Walkman but hated tape. You couldn’t always find the start of a song when seeking the tape, so I never had one.
CD Walkman was what I had, but I wasn’t able to make my own CDs of my records at the time.
Then DAT came along, and having work/money, I decided to buy one.
And oh boy, I loved it! And still have it!
This was also the device I mastered many of my earlier releases too!