Re: ID these carts?

From: "S. Knibb"
Date: 1995/09/25

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On 25 Sep 1995, Gregg Woodcock wrote:

>>Chad Tower (tower@ccs.neu.edu) wrote:
>>Over the weekend I found some carts at a yard sale. They look like
>>8 track tapes, but say that they are games. They seem to be for a
>>system or something called the 2XL, which I have never heard of.
>>The carts are black, with white/graphical labels. What are they,
>>do they have any value, are they rare? Any info on these carts
>>would be really helpful...

>2XL is a combination tape player / quiz game built inot robot for kids.
> I believe they can still be found at close out prices at most TRU
> stores.
> --

The 2XL was first released with 8-tracks, and was later rereleased with
cassettes. My friend had an 8-track version sometime around 1980, and
I've seen the cassette versions very recently.