It was about a boy who stumbled across an artificial intelligence in a computer system named ALEC, and befriended it. They solved mysteries together. It sounds dorky now, but for a 9 year old who is into computers, its the coolest thing ever. It helped spark my imagination into what was possible with computers, deepened my interest into them even more, and inspired parts of my Lego universe.

I picked up the book at a local library a few days ago. I sat down to read it tonight and finished it in a flash. It took me a week when I was in school! I have to say, it’s been one of the most fond trips down memory lane I’ve had in a while.

Finally, I found a site that had text descriptions of over 1000 toys from the 80′s and through that description, I figured out what the toys were. They were called Legions of Power.

There were red and blue sets with interchangable pods and items. Glow in the dark pieces too. It was my favorite thing before Lego.

Here, take a lookie.

Wikipedia Article