{"id":40,"date":"2022-02-04T18:43:52","date_gmt":"2022-02-04T18:43:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/?p=40"},"modified":"2025-11-26T08:28:39","modified_gmt":"2025-11-26T08:28:39","slug":"unboxing-the-minipet-40-80","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timsretrocorner.com\/?p=40","title":{"rendered":"Unboxing the MiniPET 40\/80"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Unboxing the MiniPET 40\/80\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/EQ5zd12L4u4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap\">The first computer I owned was a Commodore 64. 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