Floppy Days Vintage Computing Podcast

Floppy Days 164 - The Sphere, Part 1 with Ben Zotto Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/FloppyDays Sponsors: 8-Bit Classics   Arcade Shopper and https://thekeep.net   FutureVision Research   Tuc's Workbench   Hello!!! and welcome to episode 164 of the Floppy Days Podcast, for June, 2026.  My name is Randy Kindig and I'm your host for this joy ride through the rewarding hobby of vintage computers and...

Floppy Days 163 - Interview with Charles Pfister, Apple 1 Case Designer Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/FloppyDays Sponsors: 8-Bit Classics   Arcade Shopper and https://thekeep.net   FutureVision Research   Tuc's Workbench   New Acquisitions Chalkboard PowerPad -  https://www.atarimagazines.com/creative/v9n10/52_The_legend_of_the_pad_of_.php   "Go Computer Now!!!" by Ben Zotto - https://shop.goco...

Floppy Days 162 - Interview with Apple Legend, Steve Wozniak Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/FloppyDays Sponsors: 8-Bit Classics   Arcade Shopper and https://thekeep.net   FutureVision Research   Tuc's Workbench   New Acquisitions The WOZPAK Special Edition: Steve Wozniak's Apple-1 & Apple II Computers  - https://www.callapple.org/documentation/books/a-p-p-l-e-announces-the-wozpak-special-edition...

Floppy Days 161 - Byte Shop Interviews Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/FloppyDays Sponsors: 8-Bit Classics   Arcade Shopper and https://thekeep.net   FutureVision Research   Tuc's Workbench   Hello, and welcome to episode 161 of the Floppy Days Podcast for March, 2026.  I am Randy Kindig, your host for this wild ride through vintage computing. This month I have a special episode prepared.  For th...

Floppy Days 160 - The KayPro, Part 4, with Matt Jones Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/FloppyDays Sponsors: 8-Bit Classics   Arcade Shopper   FutureVision Research   Tuc's Workbench   YouTube Channel: https://www. YouTube.com/@floppydayspodcast   Hello, and welcome to episode 160 of the Floppy Days Podcast for February, 2026.  I'm Randy Kindig, your host.  We are currently covering computers intro...

FLOPPY DAYS 159 - The KayPro - Part 3 With Matt Jones Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/FloppyDays Sponsors: 8-Bit Classics Arcade Shopper and https://thekeep.net FutureVision Research Tuc's Workbench   Hello, and welcome to episode 159 of the Floppy Days Podcast for January, 2026.  I'm Randy Kindig, your host.  We are currently covering computers introduced in the year 1982 and, to that end, we ar...

FLOPPY DAYS 158 - Interview with David Kay, KayPro - Part 2 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/FloppyDays Sponsors: 8-Bit Classics   Arcade Shopper and https://thekeep.net   FutureVision Research   Tuc's Workbench   Hello, and welcome to episode 158 of the Floppy Days Podcast for December, 2025.  I'm Randy Kindig, your host.  We are currently covering computers introduced in the year 1982 and, to th...

FLOPPY DAYS 157 - Interview with David Kay, KayPro - Part 1 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/FloppyDays Sponsors: 8-Bit Classics   Arcade Shopper and https://thekeep.net   FutureVision Research   Tuc's Workbench   Hello, and welcome to episode 157 of the Floppy Days Podcast for November, 2025.  I am Randy Kindig, your host. We are currently covering computers introduced in the year 1982 and, to th...

Floppy Days 156 - Interview with Paul Schindler, Computer Chronicles Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/FloppyDays Sponsors: 8-Bit Classics   Arcade Shopper and https://thekeep.net   FutureVision Research   Tuc's Workbench    Hello, and welcome to episode 156 of the Floppy Days Podcast for October, 2025.  I'm Randy Kindig,  your host for this "retro"spective covering vintage computers of the late 70...

Floppy Days 155 - Interview with Karl Hornell - C64 Game Developer, Cartoonist, Author Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/FloppyDays Sponsors: 8-Bit Classics   Arcade Shopper   FutureVision Research    Hello, and welcome to episode 155 of the Floppy Days Podcast for September, 2025!  I'm Randy Kindig, your host for this podcast, where we talk about the computers that got many of us started in our ca...

Floppy Days 154 - Interview with Chuck Mauro, Part 2 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/FloppyDays Sponsors: 8-Bit Classics   Arcade Shopper   FutureVision Research    New Acquisitions and What I've Been Up To TI-55 9-Volt Battery Mod  9V Battery Clip Connectors from Amazon - https://www.amazon.com/Battery-Clip-Hard-Electronics-I-Type/dp/B0DRZWN3BN   YouTube video that talks about and shows the modi...

Floppy Days 153 - Interview with Chuck Mauro, Part 1 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/FloppyDays Sponsors: 8-Bit Classics   Arcade Shopper   FutureVision Research    New Acquisitions and What I've Been Up To KFest - https://www.kansasfest.org   CoCo 5V USB adapter - Tim Halloran: Tryout Cable at GitHub - https://github.com/hallorant/bigmit/tree/master/coco2usb#trying-out-the-usb-mod-with-the-tryou...

HP-97/67 Programmable Calculator, Part 3 With Wlodek Mier-Jedrzejowicz Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/FloppyDays Sponsors: 8-Bit Classics   Arcade Shopper    FutureVision Research   Videos of this and other episodes at the YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6DQ3cyp8h373H0lXSJ8yqQ   Hello, and welcome to episode 152 of the Floppy Days Podcast for June, 2025.  My name is Randy Kind...

Interview with James Nagle, Reboot of Compute's Gazette Magazine Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/FloppyDays Sponsors: 8-Bit Classics   Arcade Shopper   FutureVision Research    Hello, and welcome to episode 151 of the Floppy Days Podcast for May, 2025.  My name is Randy Kindig and I'm the host for this ode to computers that only survive in our memories and our collections. This month, I'm continu...

Interview with David Greelish, Apple Lisa Documentary Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/FloppyDays Sponsors: 8-Bit Classics   Arcade Shopper   FutureVision Research   Hello, and welcome to episode 150 of the Floppy Days Podcast for April, 2025.  My name is Randy Kindig and I'm the host for this journey through the annals of home computer history. This month, I'm going to step aside from the ongoing...

The HP97 Programmable Calculator - Part 2 - With Wlodek Mier-Jedrzejowicz Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/FloppyDays   Video version of the episode at YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6DQ3cyp8h373H0lXSJ8yqQ   Sponsors: 8-Bit Classics   Arcade Shopper    FutureVision Research   New Acquisitions 1027 print heads - https://forums.atariage.com/topic/271589-revive1027-order-thread/   ABBUC (...

HP-97 Programmable Calculator History and Memories with Wlodek Mier-Jedrzejowicz and Everett Kaser  Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/FloppyDays Sponsors: 8-Bit Classics   Arcade Shopper   FutureVision Research   Hello, and welcome to episode 148 of the Floppy Days Podcast for February, 2025, where computers of the late 70's through the 80's are the Apple of our eye!  (If you got that pun, then you...

Interview with Lorenzo Hagerty, Dynasty Computers Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/FloppyDays Sponsors: 8-Bit Classics   Arcade Shopper   FutureVision Research    New Acquisitions Juiced. GS - https://juiced.gs/   Call-A.P.P.L.E. - https://www.callapple.org/   TRS-80 M1 keyboard remake - http://shop.retrostack.org/   NEC PC-8201A Dial-A-ROM - https://www.soigeneris.com/dial-a-rom-for-vintage-compu...

Interview with Dan Bricklin, VisiCalc Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/FloppyDays Sponsors: 8-Bit Classics   Arcade Shopper   FutureVision Research    Hello, and welcome to episode 146 of the Floppy Days Podcast, for December, 2024.  I am Randy Kindig, your host for this podcast. This month I'm staying with the recent interview theme, as I continue to get the opportunity for interviews with some a...

Episode 145 - Interview with Paul Terrell, The Byte Shop - Part 4 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/FloppyDays Sponsors: 8-Bit Classics   Arcade Shopper    FutureVision Research   Hello, and welcome to episode 145 of the Floppy Days Podcast, for November, 2024.  I am Randy Kindig, your host for this audio tribute to the amazing variety of home computers that existed in the late 70's thru the 80's,...

Episode 144 - Interview with Don French and Steve Leininger, Co-Designers of the TRS-80 Model I Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/FloppyDays Sponsors: 8-Bit Classics   Arcade Shopper    FutureVision Research   Hello, and welcome to episode 144 of the Floppy Days Podcast, for October, 2024.  I am Randy Kindig, your host for this audio ode to the home computers of the past. This month I have a specia...

Episode 143 - Interview with Paul Terrell, The Byte Shop - Part 3 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/FloppyDays Sponsors: 8-Bit Classics   Arcade Shopper    FutureVision Research   Hello, and welcome to episode 143 of the Floppy Days Podcast, for September, 2024.  I am Randy Kindig, your host for this retro ride to the past of home computing. This month I'm continuing the series of interviews I've b...

Interview with Steve Leininger, Designer of the TRS-80- Model I 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 9 min 03 sec             bumper - Peter Bartlett  9 min 11 sec              New Acquisitions 17 min 11 sec           ...

Episode 141 - Interview with Paul Terrell, The Byte Shop - Part 2 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/FloppyDays Sponsors: 8-Bit Classics   Arcade Shopper    Hello, and welcome to episode 141 of the Floppy Days Podcast, for July, 2024.  I am Randy Kindig, your host, as always, for this historical perspective on obsolete-but-still fun technology. This month I'm bringing you a follow-on interview episo...

Episode 140 - Interview with Paul Terrell, The Byte Shop - Part 1 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/FloppyDays Sponsors: 8-Bit Classics   Arcade Shopper    Hello, and welcome to episode 140 of the Floppy Days Podcast, for June, 2024.  I am Randy Kindig, your guide to this journey through vintage computer goodness. This month I'm bringing you another interview episode.  Paul Terrell is a name well-k...