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Karlstad teen collects retro tech from 70s and 80s

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  • Julius Äng Torstensson, 15, collects retro technology and decor from the 1970s and 80s in Karlstad.
  • His collection includes working items like an Atari 2000, a four-kilo mobile phone, and cassette tapes.
  • The room also features vintage furniture and decorations, with the story first reported by Värmlands Folkblad.

Julius, who is interested in games, music, and mobile phones, has filled his room with technology from another era, including items like a four-kilo mobile phone and an Atari 2000 game console. According to SVT Värmland, Julius described loving the sound from an old TV game, and the music in his collection is recorded on cassette tapes, also belonging to that period. He enjoys demonstrating that the items actually work, such as an old Macintosh computer that takes a few minutes to start, with Julius waiting patiently.

The same patience is required for a thick TV, where a familiar 'myrornas krig' flickers on the screen before he connects the antenna cable and starts his Atari 2000, which he described as iconic. Beyond technology, the room features old portraits on the walls, furniture made of dark brown teak, and rya rugs that his grandmother sacrificed. According to SVT Värmland, Julius noted that while not everyone may like the brown and orange decorations from the 70s, he does.

Värmlands Folkblad was first to report on this story, though it remains unclear why Julius specifically prefers retro technology over modern alternatives or how common such collections are among Swedish teenagers.

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