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Atari Month: June is the month Atari was founded.

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It's June and that means it's Atari month

Why Atari month? #AtariMonth is to celebrate the founding of the video games company. Founded on 27th June 1972 Atari is the creation of Nolan Bushnell and Ted Dabney. The name Atari (当たり, あたり, or アタリ) supposedly originates from the Japanese for hit/strike or impact and is "used in Go for a situation where a stone or chain of stones has only one liberty, and may be captured on the next move…
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Whirly Wheelers needing a little fixing.

a 1970s Whirly Wheelers game showing toy cyclists on a yellow track preparing to race.

A little something special for me in this post in the shape of Whirly Wheelers.

But before that I wanted to say that since my last post I've become a Grandfather. My first Grandchild, a boy, was born on the 30th June and he's amazing. Now 19 weeks old, he's teething and this morning he sat up on his own for the first time. He's the happiest baby I've ever known and I'm really proud to be his Grandad.

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