The poster of this unboxing, videoholiccollection, probably did not realize back in 1978 that he was engaged in a ceremony that would be repeated by millions of gadget lovers for decades to follow. The video is great and is perfect late 1970s, right down to the quality of the video, the buzzy audio and of course the ever present cigarette.

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I love it! Guess some things haven’t changed much in 30+ years.
Hey, it’s Ray Glasser ! I’ve been watching him on youtube for years.