Louis Koziarz

@mookoz
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#embedded systems blah blah blah, #ARM #Linux #IoT and #Qt hacking. Farmer by day. Currently posting stuff I saved from my time in the #pinball business. Check your pin mux.

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Louis KoziarzNov 21, 2024
Thanks to @ourlostarcade.bsky.social I'm falling down a rabbit hole about the bumper pool craze of 1955....
Louis KoziarzNov 20, 2024
Dot Matrix display programming, circa 1935: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zmCpKqyD3II&t=175s
1935 Chevrolet SKY SIGN: How Brave Workers Maintained Chicago’s Iconic Billboard

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Louis KoziarzNov 15, 2024
One more Williams #pinball machine that was turned into a slot:
Louis KoziarzNov 15, 2024
Someone on Reddit is using ChatGPT to roast different embedded groups. It's spot on.
Louis KoziarzNov 15, 2024

And the Jack*Bot slot machine wasn't a huge surprise - it actually made a lot more sense than other #pinball themes repurposed by Williams into gaming devices.

Fish Tales was turned into Reel 'Em In and was a big success. They're still being made by the company that bought Williams' assets:

https://youtu.be/4LvFxzh-PWs

Super Reel ‘Em In Slot Machine from Light & Wonder

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Louis KoziarzNov 15, 2024
There was a FOURTH game in the Pin*Bot series that was never produced. Not sure why it got cancelled, but one of the artists gave me this after the shutdown. Might be the only evidence it ever existed. #pinball
Louis KoziarzNov 8, 2024
brocknessNov 7, 2024
Today is a good day to buy Plan B. Shelf life 4 years. Tell a friend. Or everyone. Tell everyone.
Louis KoziarzOct 31, 2024

Paging @cabel - this looks right up your alley.

https://www.insights4print.ceo/2024/10/the-biggest-print-quality-experiment-ever/

The biggest print quality experiment ever? Brand Colors IRL: the Oreo case - insights4print.ceo

Does a color difference in e.g. the brand color impact sales? We will soon know: Oreo changed its logo AND logo color. Will sales plummet?

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Louis KoziarzOct 30, 2024

Since Puerto Rico is back in the news, here's a fun piece of #pinball trivia:

Did you know Williams used to own three resorts in San Juan? WMS was trying to become an entertainment conglomerate just like Bally tried back in their heyday. The hotels were spun out in the 1996 restructuring and then Wyndham absorbed them a while later.

Louis KoziarzOct 29, 2024

One more #pinball and #videogamehistory celebrity that never got a spotlight: Chuck Bleich.

Every WMS pinball circuit design from system 6 to System 11 through WPC and into Pinball 2000. All the classic video and sound boards in Defender, Robotron, Joust...

All Chuck. And now he's at Stern doing MORE hardware.