Floppy Days Vintage Computing Podcast
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Floppy Days 137 - Post-VCF SoCal 2024 with Paul Nurminen
March 11, 2024 20:38 - 1 hour - 59.2 MBPost-VCF SoCal 2024 with Paul Nurminen Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/FloppyDays Sponsors: 8-Bit Classics Arcade Shopper 0 Floppy Days Tune 1 min 13 sec Vintage Computer Ads 1 min 43 sec Intro 2 min 53 sec bumper - Paul Nurminen 3 min 00 sec Discussion with Paul Nurminen 1 hr 20 min 00 sec Closing Hello, and welcome to episode 137 of the Floppy Days Podcast. I’m Randy Kindig, the host of this show. This episode is an adjunct to and follow up to the last episode (#136) of...
Floppy Days 136 - Grundy New Brain Peripherals to Web Sites with Chris Espoinidis
February 28, 2024 22:48 - 1 hour - 54.5 MBGrundy NewBrain Peripherals thru Web Sites with Chris Despoinidis Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/FloppyDays Sponsors: 8-Bit Classics Arcade Shopper 0 Floppy Days Tune 1 min 13 sec Vintage Computer Ads 1 min 42 sec Intro 5 min 17 sec bumper - Chris Espoinidis 5 min 28 sec New Acquisitions 6 min 33 sec bumper - Gerald McMullon 7 min 16 sec Upcoming Computer Shows 12 min 01 sec bumper - Steve O’Hara-Smith 12 min 27 sec Peripherals 22 min 37 sec Using the Machine 33 min 14 ...
Floppy Days 135 - Grundy New Brain Tech Specs with Chris Despoinidis
January 28, 2024 19:34 - 1 hour - 54.2 MBGrundy NewBrain Tech Specs with Chris Despoinidis Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/FloppyDays Sponsors: 8-Bit Classics Arcade Shopper 0 Floppy Days Tune 1 min 14 sec Vintage Computer Ads 1 min 43 sec Intro 5 min 38 sec bumper - Chris Espoinidis 5 min 51 sec New Acquisitions 16 min 32 sec bumper - Gerald McMullon 17 min 15 sec Upcoming Computer Shows 21 min 26 sec bumper - Steve O’Hara-Smith 21 min 45 sec Interview with Chris Espoinidis 36 min 23 sec Tech Specs 1 hr 12 min...
Floppy Days 134 - VCF SoCal 2024 Preview with the Organizing Team
January 08, 2024 16:09 - 38 minutes - 29.5 MBVCF SoCal 2024 Preview with Organizing Team Hello, and welcome to this bonus, interview-only episode of the Floppy Days Podcast. My name is Randy Kindig; your host. This episode is a discussion with most of the organizing team around the very first Vintage Computer Festival 2024 that is coming up February 17 & 18 in Orange, CA. You’ll hear how the show came about, why the particular location and time were selected, and what you can expect to see at the show. I’m excited to have a new V...
Floppy Days 133 - Grundy NewBrain History with Gerald McMullon
December 31, 2023 17:10 - 59 minutes - 42.1 MBGrundy NewBrain History with Gerald McMullon Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/FloppyDays Sponsors: 8-Bit Classics Arcade Shopper 0 Floppy Days Tune 1 min 14 sec Vintage Computer Ads 1 min 43 sec Intro 6 min 33 sec bumper - Gerald McMullon 7 min 15 sec New Acquisitions 13 min 55 sec bumper - Steve O'Hara-Smith 14 min 13 sec Upcoming Computer Shows 17 min 26 sec Interview with Gerald McMullon 57 min 51 sec Closing Hello, and welcome to episode 133 of the Floppy Da...
Floppy Days 132 - Grundy New Brain History with Steve O'Hara-Smith
November 21, 2023 22:34 - 1 hour - 54.2 MBGrundy NewBrain History with Steve O’Hara-Smith Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/FloppyDays Sponsors: 8-Bit Classics Arcade Shopper 0 Floppy Days Tune 1 min 14 sec Vintage Computer Ads 1 min 43 sec Intro 6 min 14 sec bumper - Steve O'Hara-Smith 6 min 32 sec New Acquisitions 22 min 53 sec bumper - Gerald McMullon 23 min 36 sec Upcoming Computer Shows 26 min 51 sec Feedback 30 min 19 sec Interview with Steve O'Hara-Smith 71 min 46 sec Closing Hello, and welcome to...
Floppy Days 131 - Grundy NewBrain History with John Grant
October 26, 2023 19:13 - 58 minutes - 41.6 MBThe Grundy NewBrain History with John Grant Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/FloppyDays Sponsors: 8-Bit Classics Arcade Shopper Hello, and welcome to episode 131 of the Floppy Days Podcast; where old computers get a new lease on life and have a purpose once again! I’m Randy Kindig, your host on this journey to the late 70’s through the 80’s. We are currently covering computers that were released in the year 1982; a banner year for personal computers. Next up is a computer that...
Floppy Days 130 - Interview with Forrest Mims III
September 25, 2023 16:24 - 1 hour - 66.4 MBInterview with Forrest Mims III, Electronics Author Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/FloppyDays Sponsors: 8-Bit Classics Arcade Shopper Books: Forrest's first memoir "Siliconnections: Coming of Age in the Electronic Era" - https://amzn.to/48wmIao Forrest's best-selling book "Getting Started in Electronics" - https://amzn.to/3LDExdY Forrest's upcoming book "Maverick Scientist: My Adventures as an Amateur Scientist" - https://amzn.to/3PAgP3k Hello, and welcome to episode 130...
Floppy Days 129 - Paul Terrell - Exidy Part 2
August 30, 2023 18:25 - 1 hour - 55 MBPaul Terrell - Exidy Part 2 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/FloppyDays Sponsors: 8-Bit Classics Arcade Shopper Hello, and welcome to episode 129 for August, 2023 of the Floppy Days Podcast, with your host, Randy Kindig! If you’re a regular listener, you’ll know that we’re in the middle of a series of episodes where we talk with Paul Terrell. Paul has been credited with essentially jump-starting the personal computer industry in many ways, not the least of which was by buying th...
Floppy Days 128 - Paul Terrell - Exidy Part 1
July 28, 2023 16:12 - 1 hour - 54.9 MBFloppy Days Episode 128 - Paul Terrell - Exidy Part 1 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/FloppyDays Sponsors: 8-Bit Classics Arcade Shopper Hello, and welcome to episode 128 for July, 2023 of the Floppy Days Podcast, with your host, Randy Kindig! If you’re a regular listener, you’ll know that we’re in the middle of a series of episodes where we talk with Paul Terrell. Paul has been credited with essentially jump-starting the personal computer industry in many ways, not the least o...
Floppy Days 127 - James Shackel Estate Haul and Paul Terrell Intro
June 30, 2023 18:33 - 1 hour - 41.9 MBFloppy Days 127 - James Shackel Estate Haul and Paul Terrell Intro Interview Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/FloppyDays Sponsors: 8-Bit Classics Arcade Shopper Hello, and welcome to episode 127 for June, 2023 of the Floppy Days Podcast, with your host, yours truly, Randy Kindig! I doubt there are few listeners who don’t know the name Paul Terrell. Paul has been credited with essentially jump-starting the personal computer industry in many ways, not the least of which was by buy...
Floppy Days 126 - Bob Frankston - VisiCalc
May 26, 2023 15:06 - 1 hour - 36.3 MBFloppy Days 126 - Interview with Bob Frankston, Co-developer of Visicalc Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/FloppyDays Sponsors: 8-Bit Classics Arcade Shopper Hello, everyone! Welcome to episode 126 of the Floppy Days Podcast, with yours truly, Randy Kindig, as the host. Everyone, and I mean everyone, listening to this podcast has surely heard of the ground-breaking application (for its time) Visicalc. Visicalc was the first spreadsheet computer program for personal computers, or...
Floppy Days 125 - ZX Spectrum Part 7 With PJ Evans
April 23, 2023 15:43 - 1 hour - 52.7 MBPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/FloppyDays Sponsors: 8-Bit Classics Arcade Shopper Welcome to Floppy Days #125 for April, 2023. And I’m your host, Randy Kindig. We are currently in the year 1982 for home computers. This episode is the continuation of a multi-episode arc that covers the Sinclair ZX Spectrum through all the usual topics. This is the seventh of those, with the first having been the interview with John Grant of Nine Tiles, the second and third being coverage of the...
Floppy Days 124 - ZX Spectrum Part 6 with PJ Evans
March 29, 2023 20:44 - 1 hour - 65.1 MBPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/FloppyDays Sponsors: 8-Bit Classics Arcade Shopper Welcome to Floppy Days #124 for March, 2023. And I’m your host, Randy Kindig. We are currently covering the very productive year for home computers of 1982. This episode is the continuation of a multi-episode arc that covers the Spectrum through all the usual topics. This is the sixth of those, with the first having been the interview with John Grant of Nine Tiles, the second and third being cove...
Floppy Days 123 - Amiga 1000, Parceiro, and Podcast Tenth Anniversary!
February 28, 2023 18:16 - 46 minutes - 28.7 MBFloppy Days 123 - Amiga 1000, Parceiro and Podcast Tenth Anniversary! Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/FloppyDays Sponsors: 8-Bit Classics Arcade Shopper Welcome to episode 123 of Floppy Days for February, 2023, where classic computers are all the rage and we lovingly take you back to the days when computers were simpler and we were younger. This is a special show for me, because this month (Feb. 17 was the publish date) marks the 10th anniversary of publishing this podcast! Man...
Floppy Days 122 - NEC PC-6001 and Japanese Computers with Carlos Camacho - Part II
January 31, 2023 16:45 - 1 hour - 62.4 MBNEC TREK PC-6001, Part II Please donate at: https://www.patreon.com/FloppyDays. Welcome to Floppy Days #122 for January, 2023. And I’m your host, Randy Kindig. We are currently covering the very productive year for home computers of 1982. As regular listeners will know, we’ve been covering the ZX Spectrum and the myriad of information about that machine. While we still have more information to cover, such as emulation, Web sites, and a lot more, we are currently taking a tiny step ...
Floppy Days 121 - NEC PC-6001 and Japanese Computers with Carlos Camacho - Part I
January 07, 2023 02:47 - 1 hour - 59.3 MBPlease donate at: https://www.patreon.com/FloppyDays. Welcome to Floppy Days #121 for December, 2022. And I’m your host, Randy Kindig. Happy holidays to all! We are currently covering the very productive year for home computers of 1982. As regular listeners will know, we’ve been covering the ZX Spectrum and the myriad of information about that machine. While we still have more information to cover, such as emulation, Web sites, and a lot more, we’re going to take a tiny step back an...
Floppy Days 120 - ZX Spectrum Part 5 - Tech Specs with Chris Smith
December 02, 2022 17:42 - 1 hour - 48.5 MBDontate at Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/FloppyDays Welcome to Floppy Days #120 for November, 2022. And I’m your host, Randy Kindig. I hope everyone is well. We are currently covering the very productive year for home computers of 1982. This episode is the continuation of a multi-episode arc that covers the Spectrum through all the usual topics. I’m still unsure how many episodes we’re going to end up with in this arc. There’s so much to talk about and so many knowledgeable peopl...
Floppy Days 119 - ZX Spectrum Part 4 - Interview with Chris Smith
October 31, 2022 20:49 - 1 hour - 36.6 MBPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/FloppyDays Welcome to Floppy Days #119 for October, 2022. And I’m your host, Randy Kindig. I hope everyone is safe and sound... We are currently covering the prolific year (for home computers) of 1982. This episode is the continuation of a multi-episode arc that covers the Spectrum through all the usual topics. I don’t even know yet how many episodes we’re going to end up in this arc. There’s so much to talk about and so many knowledgeable people on...
Floppy Days 118 - The Great Barn Find of 2022
October 10, 2022 16:12 - 37 minutes - 17 MB“The Great Barn Find of 2022!” Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/FloppyDays Welcome to Floppy Days #118 for September, 2022. And I’m your host, Randy Kindig. I hope everyone is doing well.. I decided to take a 1-month break from the ZX Spectrum series of episodes, of which I’m currently in the midst, in order to talk about some other vintage computer activities with which I’ve been involved lately. There has been a lot going on the vintage computer front for me, as well as some chan...
Floppy Days 117 - ZX Spectrum Part 3 - History with Alessandro Grussu
August 31, 2022 23:06 - 1 hour - 37.2 MBDontate at Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/FloppyDays Welcome to Floppy Days #117 for August, 2022. And I’m your host, Randy Kindig. I hope everyone is doing well.. Thank you so much, Andy Collins, for providing your thoughts and memories about the ZX Spectrum to kick off this episode. Great work! We are currently covering the prolific year (for home computers) of 1982. This episode is the continuation of a multi-episode arc that covers the Spectrum through all the usual topics. ...
Floppy Days 116 - ZX Spectrum Part 2 - History with Alessandro Grussu
August 01, 2022 03:40 - 1 hour - 37 MBdonate at https://www.patreon.com/FloppyDays Welcome to Floppy Days #116 for July, 2022. And I’m your host, Randy Kindig. Mark Hacker provides his thoughts and memories about the ZX Spectrum to kick off this episode. As mentioned in the last show, 1982 was a landmark year for home computers, as there were some significant introductions in this year. One of the most impactful computers released at this time was the ZX Spectrum; in the UK by the iconic Sir Clive Sinclair. This episod...
Floppy Days 115 - ZX Spectrum Part 1 - History with John Grant
July 02, 2022 16:03 - 54 minutes - 25.1 MBhttps://www.patreon.com/FloppyDays Please consider donating to keep Floppy Days going! ZX Spectrum Part 1 History with John Grant Welcome to Floppy Days #115 for June, 2022. And I’m your host, Randy Kindig. I hope everyone is doing well. As you know, we are generally following the timeline of computers as they were released to the world. We have arrived in the year 1982. 1982 was a landmark year for home computers, as there were some significant introductions in this year. Machine...
Floppy Days 114 - Howell Ivy, Exidy Sorcerer and Exidy
May 30, 2022 14:10 - 1 hour - 27.9 MBhttps://www.patreon.com/FloppyDays Please consider donating to keep Floppy Days going! Interview with Howell Ivy, Co-founder of Exidy and Developer of Exidy Sorcerer Computer Welcome to Floppy Days episode 114 for May, 2022. I am Randy Kindig, your host. Again this month, I have a special interview show for you that actually has been a few years in the making. Some time ago, I had come across and had gotten initial contact with Howell Ivy, who it turns out was co-founder of Exidy and...
Floppy Days 113 - Monte Davidoff, Developer of Altair BASIC Floating Point
April 30, 2022 20:01 - 1 hour - 28.3 MBhttps://www.patreon.com/FloppyDays Please consider donating to keep Floppy Days going! Interview with Monte Davidoff, Developer of Altair BASIC Floating Point Welcome to Floppy Days episode 113 for April, 2022. I am Randy Kindig, your host. I’m going to take a break this month from covering machines in order to bring you a special interview show. Monte Davidoff worked with the very early Microsoft, while in college, when they were famously getting started by developing a BASIC for MI...
Floppy Days 112 - The IBM PC 5150 Part 5 With Jim Leonard
March 31, 2022 03:53 - 54 minutes - 25.1 MBhttps://www.patreon.com/FloppyDays Please consider donating to keep Floppy Days going! The IBM PC 5150 Part 5 with Jim Leonard Welcome to Floppy Days episode 112 for March, 2022. I am Randy Kindig, your host. As a reminder, we are currently finishing up talking about computers released in 1981. This is the 5th of 5 shows covering the release of the IBM PC 5150, the grand-daddy of most modern personal computers. I know 5 shows about one computer seems like a lot, but it IS one of the ...
Floppy Days 111 - The IBM PC 5150 Part 4 with Jim Leonard
February 28, 2022 21:35 - 1 hour - 37 MBPatreon link for supporting the show: https://www.patreon.com/FloppyDays Welcome to Floppy Days episode 111 for February, 2022. I am Randy Kindig, your host. As a reminder, we are currently finishing up talking about computers released in 1981. This is the 4th of 5 shows covering the release of the IBM PC 5150, the grand-daddy of most modern personal computers. As on the earlier IBM PC episodes, I’m extremely happy to have Jim Leonard as co-host for these remaining episodes on the 51...
Floppy Days 110 - The IBM PC 5150 Part 3 with Jim Leonard
January 31, 2022 04:38 - 1 hour - 35.9 MBcontribute to the show via Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/FloppyDays The IBM PC 5150 Part 3 With Jim Leonard Welcome to Floppy Days episode 110 for January, 2022. I am Randy Kindig, your host. As a reminder, we are currently finishing up talking about computers released in 1981. This is the third of four shows covering the release of the IBM PC 5150, the grand-daddy of most modern personal computers. As announced last show, I’m extremely happy to have a co-host for these remaini...
Floppy Days 110 - The IBM PC 5150 Part 2 with Jim Leonard
January 31, 2022 04:38 - 1 hour - 35.9 MBcontribute to the show via Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/FloppyDays The IBM PC 5150 Part 2 With Jim Leonard Welcome to Floppy Days episode 110 for January, 2022. I am Randy Kindig, your host. As a reminder, we are currently finishing up talking about computers released in 1981. This is the third of four shows covering the release of the IBM PC 5150, the grand-daddy of most modern personal computers. As announced last show, I’m extremely happy to have a co-host for these remaini...
Floppy Days 109 - The IBM PC 5150 Tech Specs
December 27, 2021 23:12 - 1 hour - 45 MBIBM PC 5150 Tech Specs Welcome to Floppy Days episode 109 for December, 2021. I am Randy Kindig, your host. As a reminder, we are currently finishing up talking about computers released in 1981. This is the second of a now anticipated four shows covering the release of the IBM PC 5150, the grand-daddy of most modern personal computers. Back in episode 106, I covered the long and interesting history of the 5150. How it came about and why we are living today with the choices made clear ...
Floppy Days 109 - The IBM PC 5150 Part 2 with Jim Leonard
December 27, 2021 23:12 - 1 hour - 45 MBIBM PC 5150 Part 2 with Jim Leonard Welcome to Floppy Days episode 109 for December, 2021. I am Randy Kindig, your host. As a reminder, we are currently finishing up talking about computers released in 1981. This is the second of a now anticipated four shows covering the release of the IBM PC 5150, the grand-daddy of most modern personal computers. Back in episode 106, I covered the long and interesting history of the 5150. How it came about and why we are living today with the choice...
Floppy Days 108 - Albert Cory - Inventing the Future - Xerox Star
October 31, 2021 18:07 - 1 hour - 39 MBInterview with Albert Cory, author of “Inventing the Future” about the Xerox Star Welcome to Floppy Days episode 108 for October, 2021. I am Randy Kindig, your host. This month is a special episode based on an interview I was able to get with Albert Cory, author of the recently published book, “Inventing the Future”. This book is a semi-fictional account of what it was like to work at Xerox in the late 70’s and early 80’s, while the company was working on the concept of the “Office of ...
Floppy Days 107 - Bill Degnan, Kennett Classic
September 19, 2021 23:50 - 38 minutes - 17.7 MBBill Degnan, Kennett Classic https://www.vintagecomputer.net/ https://www.kennettclassic.com Second Annual Kennett Classic Sept. 25, 2021 Kennett Square, PA
Floppy Days 106 - The History of the IBM PC
August 31, 2021 22:21 - 36 minutes - 16.7 MBThe History of the IBM PC 5150 Welcome to Floppy Days episode 106 for August, 2021. I am Randy Kindig, your host. As regular listeners will remember, we are currently talking about computers released in 1981. It just so happens that the next computer up is the IBM PC 5150, the grand-daddy of most modern personal computers. It just so happens that this very month, August, is the 40th anniversary of the venerable IBM PC. This wasn’t planned. It just fortuitously worked out this way. I...
Floppy Days 105 - Interview with Joe Decuir about the Amiga
July 31, 2021 23:00 - 1 hour - 34.5 MBFloppy Days 105 - Joe Decuir - Developing the Amiga Hello, and welcome to another interview edition of the Floppy Days Podcast for July, 2021. I am Randy Kindig. I am extremely honored to bring to you today an interview with one of the true pioneers of the personal computer, one of the designers of the Amiga 1000, a primary designer of the Atari 8-bit line and Atari 2600, and the developer of modern USB based on his work developing the SIO port for the Atari 8-bit: Mr. Joe Decuir. I’ve...
Floppy Days 104 - Interview with Leonard Tramiel
June 30, 2021 22:19 - 54 minutes - 24.9 MBFloppy Days 104 - Interview with Leonard Tramiel Welcome to Floppy Days episode 104 for June, 2021. Randy Kindig here again, as your usual host, to talk about vintage computer topics. For this month, I have another interview for you in which Commodore and Atari fans will have special interest. One of the most iconic figures in vintage computer history, and one who was a big part of the home computer wars back in the late 70’s and into the mid-to-late 80’s was Jack Tramiel. Jack at one...
Floppy Days 103 - Kay Savetz Interviews Mark Englebardt, Wayzata Technology
May 31, 2021 21:53 - 1 hour - 35.3 MBFloppy Days 103 - Kay Savetz Interviews Mark Englebardt, Wayzata Technology Mark Englebardt was the founder of Wayzata Technology, a company that was one of the earliest publishers of CD-ROM software. The company was founded in 1991, and produced hundreds of CD-ROM titles before going out of business in 1996. The company's discs were primarily for Macintosh but many worked with all ISO-9660 compatible platforms. Its most popular product was the Wayzata World Factbook, a disc of information...
Floppy Days 102 - The BBC Micro, Part 3
December 21, 2020 23:04 - 1 hour - 54.2 MBThe BBC Micro, Part 3 with Daniel Jameson Hello, and welcome to episode 102 of the Floppy Days Podcast for December, 2020. I just love these old machines and love to learn and talk about them. The year is 1981 and we are talking about the legendary BBC Micro or Beeb as it’s affectionately known. This is the final episode on this incredible machine, where we will be covering Ads and Appearances, Modern Upgrades, Emulators, Buying One Today, Community, and current Web Sites. Again, as w...
Floppy Days 101 - The BBC Micro, Part 2
September 30, 2020 12:41 - 1 hour - 47.9 MBThe BBC Micro, Part 2 Hello, and welcome to episode 101 of the Floppy Days Podcast for September, 2020. The year is 1981 and we are talking about the legendary BBC Micro. In this episode and next we will fully cover this incredible machine; from tech specs, peripherals, and books/magazines/software to emulators, modern upgrades, and current Web sites. The BBC Micro is a British machine, and I thought it only right that my co-host for these episodes should be someone from the UK. I acq...
Floppy Days 100 - Ed Smith, Developer of APF MP1000 and IM-1
June 30, 2020 13:14 - 1 hour - 28 MBEd Smith, developer of the Imagination Machine Ed Smith is an African American was born in 1954 in Brownsville Brooklyn, NY. Ed studied electrical engineering at Westinghouse High School, then computer science and marketing at Pace University. Ed is one of only two African Americans to develop a video game system in the 1970s and the first African American to work in the design of a personal computer – The Imagination Machine. Links Mentioned in the Show: Intro Floppy Days that cov...
Floppy Days 99 - The BBC Micro, Interview with Hermann Hauser
May 31, 2020 22:39 - 56 minutes - 26.1 MBThe BBC Micro - Interview with Hermann Hauser Hi, everyone, and welcome to episode 99 for May 2020 of the Floppy Days Podcast, where we look at home computers of the 70’s and 80’s across the globe, not just the U.S. This episode is one in a series of episodes on one of the iconic British machines that was so important to the home computer revolution: The BBC Micro. In episode 97, I had an interview with one of the key members of the BBC Micro team: Mr. Steve Furber. In this episode, wi...
Floppy Days 98 - The BBC Micro History
April 30, 2020 01:40 - 1 hour - 30.1 MBThe BBC Micro: History Hello, everyone, and welcome to episode 98 of the Floppy Days Podcast for April, 2020! I hope everyone is staying safe in these days of isolation due to the coronavirus pandemic. One day we’ll look back at this as a strange time in all our lives. Again, for the podcast, we are finishing up the tail-end of the year 1981 in the personal computer timeline and the primary topic of this and the next couple of podcasts will be the BBC Micro. I talked with Steve Furbe...
Floppy Days 97 - The BBC Micro, Interview with Steve Furber
February 24, 2020 00:30 - 1 hour - 38.7 MBThe BBC Micro - Interview with Steve Furber Hi, everyone, and welcome to episode 97 for February 2020 of the Floppy Days Podcast. This episode kicks off a series of episodes on one of the iconic British machines that was so important to the home computer revolution: The BBC Micro. This machine has an amazing history and continues to have a very large following among vintage computer enthusiasts. What better way to start off this series than by beginning with an interview with someone wh...
Floppy Days 96 - Epson HX-20 Bonus, Norbert Kehrer Interview
December 31, 2019 23:53 - 48 minutes - 22 MBInterview with Norbert Kehrer, Flashx20 Hello, and happy 2020 to all the listeners out there. As the final episode of 2019 I’m bringing to you a bonus show on the Epson HX-20. I was able to get an interview with a gentleman who has developed a terrific piece of software that qualifies as a modern upgrade for the HX-20, called flashx20. That gentleman is Mr. Norbert Kehrer and he was kind enough to talk with me about his software and how it’s used. I think you’ll find it interesting, esp...
Floppy Days 95 - The Epson HX-20 Part 2 With Earl Evans
November 29, 2019 02:33 - 1 hour - 41.9 MBThe Epson HX-20, Part 2, With Earl Evans Hello everyone, and welcome to episode 95 of the Floppy Days Podcast for November, 2019, where once again this month (in Part 2) we will continue talking about one of the world’s first portable computers: The Epson HX-20. I’m extremely happy to again have my good friend, and vintage computer podcast legend, Mr. Earl Evans, as my co-host for this episode. It turned out we had so much material to cover that I ended up breaking this topic into 2 pa...
Floppy Days 94 - The Epson HX-20 Part 1, with Earl Evans
October 31, 2019 19:06 - 2 hours - 56.6 MBThe Epson HX-20 Part 1 Hello everyone, and welcome to episode 94 of the Floppy Days Podcast for October, 2019, where this month we will be talking about one of the world’s first portable computers: The Epson HX-20. Thank you, Terry Stewart, for your thoughts about the HX-20 to lead off the show. For those that want more information from Terry, check out his Website and Youtube channel where he has a terrific video on the HX-20, as well as lots of information on other vintage computers. ...
Floppy Days 93 - Chris Rutkowski, Epson QX10, ValDocs
September 06, 2019 01:39 - 1 hour - 45.6 MBInterview with Chris Rutkowski, Epson QX10 & ValDocs Hello and welcome to episode 93 of the Floppy Days Podcast. We’re still in the year 1981 for computer introductions and next up on the docket is the venerable Epson HX-20, oft-considered the very first laptop computer. It spawned an entire series of laptop computers from Epson, such as the PX-8 and QX-10. In this episode, I have an interview with Mr. Chris Rutkowski. Chris worked for or at Epson during the days of the HX-20 and the ...
Floppy Days 92 - Dave Lagerquist Interview, Editor CLOAD and Chromasette
July 06, 2019 00:58 - 1 hour - 31.8 MBHello, welcome to Floppy Days Podcast #92, coming to you in July, 2019. This month, I’m bringing to you an interview I’ve had in my backlog for almost 2 years now. Thank goodness, most of the information on Floppy Days is timeless, so the interview is just as relevant today as it was then. Anyway, I’m very happy to present an interview with Mr. Dave Lagerquist, who was the editor of both the CLOAD cassette magazine, which was produced for the TRS-80 Model I and Model III, and Chromasette ...
Floppy Days 91 - The Osborne 1 with Lee Felsenstein
May 30, 2019 01:11 - 1 hour - 50 MBThe Osborne 1 with Lee Felsenstein Welcome to episode 91 of the Floppy Days Podcast for May, 2019. In the timeline for personal computer introductions, we are now in the year 1981. For this episode we are going to be talking about the Osborne 1. The Osborne 1 was the first commercially successful portable microcomputer, released on April 3, 1981 by Osborne Computer Corporation (OCC). It was powered by the Z80 CPU at a blazing 4MHz, weighed 24.5 lb, cost US$1,795, and ran the CP/M ope...