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kari.bsky.social
Kari (rhymes with atari)
@kari.bsky.social
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guess i’m a YouTuber now, 90k+ subs 🎉 ... 👉 just a girl in her 20s who loves #making, #fixing 🛠️, #coding 👩‍💻 & collecting cool #retro 🕹️ things 🔴🔗 https://www.youtube.com/karilawler 🌎🔗 https://www.karilawler.com
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Kari (rhymes with atari) @kari.bsky.social · 6d
If you ever get a chance to inspire, do it! ... as great day had at #CyberGirlsFirst event at Aston Uni, inspiring 13yo girls to pursue tech careers by sharing my journey & passion for tech. Loved their energy & curiosity! Let's keep encouraging the next gen of women in STEM! #WomenInTech
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Kari (rhymes with atari) @kari.bsky.social · 18d
yep, tried that, and a few other ways ... could be the joystick, or just me, but apparently you are supposed to just hold down fire ... going to have another try tomorrow :)
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Kari (rhymes with atari) @kari.bsky.social · 18d
cool, thanks for sharing ... will see if I can check them out :)
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Kari (rhymes with atari) @kari.bsky.social · 18d
will say, it is like looking for a needle in a haystack lol ... not much up on vinted at the moment, most left is overpriced.
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Kari (rhymes with atari) @kari.bsky.social · 18d
... and for those wondering, picked this lot up, for £50 on Vinted of all places :) ... no faults from what I can see so far, and nice clean board ... so I think this one just needs a re-cap and hopefully it's good for another 40 years.
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Kari (rhymes with atari) @kari.bsky.social · 18d
... and talking of games, with this 1983 version of Skramble, when the joystick only has one button, how do you fire and bomb? I tried pressing the fire button down for longer, but couldn't get it to work lol ... great game when I played using the keyboard though👍
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Kari (rhymes with atari) @kari.bsky.social · 18d
So, who remembers gaming in the early 80s then? ... loving my latest retro find, being this TRS-80 Color Computer (aka CoCo or Trash 80, right? ;) ... although, those Radio shack joysticks are pure torture lol ... let me know what games I should check out for this? #RetroGaming
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Kari (rhymes with atari) @kari.bsky.social · Sep 5
ha, yes ... very tempted to pick another system up, as it's also seems the cheaper way to pick up bundles of games👍
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Kari (rhymes with atari) @kari.bsky.social · Sep 5
yep, a full recap is on the list to do, plus comp mod👍
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Kari (rhymes with atari) @kari.bsky.social · Sep 5
ha ... now I need to try that
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Kari (rhymes with atari) @kari.bsky.social · Sep 4
while it's not visible, there is indeed an Atari ST (a 520STFM) up on that shelf👍 ... plenty of other Atari's as well, including a 1200XL🤓
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Kari (rhymes with atari) @kari.bsky.social · Sep 4
... initially thought the worst with this one, as feared the board might be cracked ... but was kinda shocked when I got it open to find the joystick port just needed pushing back into the board ... now need to find a better way of securing it, so any ideas appreciated.
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Kari (rhymes with atari) @kari.bsky.social · Sep 4
Who remembers gaming in the 70's then? ... just repaired this Videopac G7000/Magnavox Odyssey 2 ... easiest fix ever, just had to push the joystick port back onto the board ... kinda disappointed I didn't get to solder anything lol ... what games should I check out? #retrogaming
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Kari (rhymes with atari) @kari.bsky.social · Aug 17
there was a cartridge version, which now sells for a kings ransom
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Kari (rhymes with atari) @kari.bsky.social · Aug 17
this one, around 2-1/2 mins
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Kari (rhymes with atari) @kari.bsky.social · Aug 17
Who remembers loading games from cassette? ... when I heard #ZXSpectrumNext could load from tape, I had to try it! and with screeching sounds, flashing borders and that awesome loading screen, JETPAC loaded just like it did in the 80s ... no "R Tape Loading error", for me ;)
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Kari (rhymes with atari) @kari.bsky.social · Aug 8
it does give your arm a work out ... in the end, I had to take of all those attachments so I could play it properly lol
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Kari (rhymes with atari) @kari.bsky.social · Aug 8
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Kari (rhymes with atari) @kari.bsky.social · Aug 8
🎮Gaming like it's 1992 tonight!!! ... who remembers #lightgun games?🔫 ... playing "T2 The Arcade Game" with my newly acquired SEGA Menacer and I love it😍 ... so, what’s your favourite retro shooter game? drop it below!👇 #retrogaming
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Kari (rhymes with atari) @kari.bsky.social · Aug 1
What's the hardest game level YOU remember playing? ... testing one of my personal nemesis, Eugene's Lair from "Manic Miner" on the @specnext.com ... can confirm, just as brutal as if running on an original Sinclair #ZXSpectrum!😅 lol ... tell me yours! #RetroGaming
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Kari (rhymes with atari) @kari.bsky.social · Jul 31
check back tomorrow, I might just have a video coming out featuring that tune ;)
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Kari (rhymes with atari) @kari.bsky.social · Jul 31
Great game … its one of the few spectrum games I own on cartridge
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Kari (rhymes with atari) @kari.bsky.social · Jul 31
Who’s hyped for the #ZXSpectrumNext Issue 3 on Kickstarter then? ... huge thanks to @gamesyouloved.bsky.social and @specnext.com for sending me one to check out ... can't wait to dive in, def let me know what Spectrum games I should load up first! #RetroGaming
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Kari (rhymes with atari) @kari.bsky.social · Jul 21
that one looks awesome, got a few the orange Binatone ones myself from the late 70s/early 80s
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