Saturday Classic Retro Fun: 2-XL

I think Mr. Databits and I are simpatico. I almost said we might have been fast friends till he said he was a teenager in 1978. Alas, I was only six that year.

But I can tell you that when I saw my first 2-XL around 1982, again at my buddy Derek's place, I was instantly captivated. A robot that answered questions and played games? Wow! Of course when my parents got me my own about a year later, I figured out that my new buddy was a glorified 8-track player, since we had one in the living room. But he did help me learn and did cheer me up, and for that I appreciated him, and loved my parents for spending hard-earned money to get him for me.

I see also that there were two General Information tapes, because he didn't sing that song on mine! Oh well, I got to hear him whistle the theme to The Andy Griffith Show.

And the 8-track player in the living room sure didn't have eyes that lit up when you turned out the lights and turned up Dad's ABBA Voulez Vous tape!

You know what? It's Saturday night...





MTMG