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ANTIC The Atari 8-bit PodcastANTIC Episode 117 - A Kiss on the ForeheadANTIC Episode 117 In this episode of ANTIC The Atari 8-Bit Computer Podcast… lots of scanning talk, more new games for the Atari than you can shake a stick at, and how to win a kiss on the forehead… READY! Recurring Links Floppy Days Podcast AtariArchives.org AtariMagazines.com Kay's Book "Terrible Nerd" New Atari books scans at archive.org ANTIC feedback at AtariAge Atari interview discussion thread on AtariAge Interview index: here ANTIC Facebook Page
2025-06-071h 01ANTIC The Atari 8-bit PodcastANTIC Interview 453 - Giann Velasquez, AtaritecaANTIC Interview 453 - Giann Velasquez, Atariteca Hello, and welcome to this interview-only episode of ANTIC, The Atari 8-bit computer podcast. I'm Randy Kindig, your host for this episode. Giann Velasquez is the owner and curator of the popular, Spanish-language, Atari 8-bit news site, Atariteca. Giann is a consummate Atari 8-bit fan and lives in Lima, Peru. This interview took place on June 30, 2024. Links Atariteca - https://www.atariteca.net.pe/ Blog about Atari 8-bit computers. News, guides and analysis on emulators, games and programs for Atari XL/XE...
2025-02-1831 minANTIC The Atari 8-bit PodcastANTIC Interview 452 - Dean Garraghty, DGS SoftwareANTIC Interview 452 - Dean Garraghty Hello, and welcome to this interview-only episode of ANTIC, The Atari 8-bit computer podcast. I'm Randy Kindig, your host for this episode. Dean Garraghty is the proprietor of DGS Software, which sold, and continues to sell, software for the Atari 8-bit computers since the 80's. This is a very low cost, 191-disk set that includes an entire utility pack, games, issues of a disk-based newsletter, a sound and music package, an interesting programming language called Quick, and more. Dean has been an Atari enthusiast since the 80's and has an int...
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Floppy Days Vintage Computing PodcastFloppy Days 146 - Interview with Dan Bricklin, VisiCalcInterview 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 amazing icons from the early personal computer days. This month, that person is Dan Bricklin, co-developer of the iconic VisiCalc software that helped kickstart...
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Floppy Days Vintage Computing PodcastFloppy Days 145 - Paul Terrell Interview - The Byte Shop Part 4Episode 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, before the influence of Big Blue changed the landscape forever. This month I'm continuing the series of interviews I've been doing recently with...
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Floppy Days Vintage Computing PodcastFloppy Days 144 - Interview with Don French and Steve Leininger, Co-Designers of the TRS-80 Model IEpisode 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 special treat for you. At the recent Tandy Assembly, which I will talk about in more detail later in the podcast, not only...
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Floppy Days Vintage Computing PodcastFloppy Days 143 - Paul Terrell Interview - The Byte Shop Part 3Episode 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 been doing recently with Paul Terrell. As we have discussed, Paul Terrell is a name well-known in the annals of computer history; probably most...
2024-09-251h 16ANTIC The Atari 8-bit PodcastANTIC Interview 438 - John Carlsen, Atari Summer EmployeeANTIC Interview 438 - John Carlsen - Atari Summer Employee Hello, and welcome to this interview-only episode of ANTIC, The Atari 8-bit computer podcast. I'm Randy Kindig, your host for this episode. John Carlsen worked at Atari only briefly, as a summer job for 6 weeks in 1987, between his final years of high school. Later, in 1988-1989, he worked for its founding president, Nolan Bushnell when he signed on to Nolan's latest startup, called Bots, Inc. They made pizza delivery robots (and a related customer-facing order entry system) for Little Caesars Pizza. John then worked for Axlon, wh...
2024-09-1857 min
Floppy Days Vintage Computing PodcastFloppy Days 141 - Paul Terrell Interview - The Byte Shop Part 2Episode 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 episode from last month. As we discussed then, Paul Terrell is a name well-known in the annals of computer history; probably most famously for his kickstart of Apple Computer...
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Floppy Days Vintage Computing PodcastFloppy Days 140 - Paul Terrell Interview - The Byte Shop Part 1Episode 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-known in the annals of computer history; probably most famously for his kickstart of Apple Computer through the purchase of one of Steve Jobs' and Steve Wozniak's...
2024-06-271h 09ANTIC The Atari 8-bit PodcastANTIC Interview 437 - Kristina Hooper Woolsey, Atari Research Labs and Apple Multimedia LabsANTIC Interview 437 - Dr. Kristina Hooper Woolsey, Atari Research Labs and Apple Multimedia Lab Hello, and welcome to this interview-only episode of ANTIC, The Atari 8-bit computer podcast. I'm Randy Kindig, your host for this episode. Dr. Kristina Hooper Woolsey is an American scholar and cognitive scientist known as the "mother of multimedia" for her pioneering work at the Apple Multimedia Lab and Atari Research Labs, which she directed. Woolsey was a founding member of the Apple Human Interface Group. She was named a Distinguished Scientist by Apple Computer in acknowledgment of her pioneering work in...
2024-05-2955 min
Floppy Days Vintage Computing PodcastFloppy Days 138 - Interview with Hans Franke, VCF Europe and ComputeumEpisode 138 - Interview with Hans Franke, VCF Europe and Computeum Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/FloppyDays Sponsors: 8-Bit Classics Arcade Shopper Hello, and welcome to Episode 138 of the Floppy Days Podcast for April, 2024! My name is Randy Kindig and I host this podcast about beautiful, obsolete, extremely interesting computers of 35 to 45 years ago, when computer diversity was abundant. This episode is an interview show, where we talk with Hans Franke. Hans is very active in the classic computer community, being an organizer of the European Vintage Computer...
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Floppy Days Vintage Computing PodcastFloppy Days 137 - Post-VCF SoCal 2024 with Paul NurminenPost-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. In that episode, which covered the Gr...
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Floppy Days Vintage Computing PodcastFloppy Days 136 - Grundy New Brain Peripherals to Web Sites with Chris EspoinidisGrundy 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 sec User Groups/Newsletters 38 min 36 sec Books & Manuals 41 min 47 sec Software 44 min 11 sec Ads 46 min 45 sec Modern Upgrades 51 min 43 sec Emulation 59 min 07...
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Floppy Days Vintage Computing PodcastFloppy Days 135 - Grundy New Brain Tech Specs with Chris DespoinidisGrundy 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 07 sec Closing Hello, and welcome to episode 135 of the Flo...
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Floppy Days Vintage Computing PodcastFloppy Days 134 - VCF SoCal 2024 Preview with the Organizing TeamVCF 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 VCF available in an area and time that should be fantastic to visit and be a...
2024-01-0838 min
Floppy Days Vintage Computing PodcastFloppy Days 133 - Grundy NewBrain History with Gerald McMullonGrundy 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 Days Podcast for December, 2023. I'm...
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Floppy Days Vintage Computing PodcastFloppy Days 132 - Grundy New Brain History with Steve O'Hara-SmithGrundy 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 episode 132 of the Floppy...
2023-11-211h 13ANTIC The Atari 8-bit PodcastANTIC Episode 102 - Randy, You Used to be a Nice Guy!ANTIC Episode 102 - Randy, You Used to be a Nice Guy! In this episode of ANTIC The Atari 8-Bit Computer Podcast… All the Atari 8-bit news for this month, Kay breaks his Atari mug, Brad impersonates Kay, Kay decides to start up a cable company, and Randy changes in retirement … READY! Recurring Links Floppy Days Podcast AtariArchives.org AtariMagazines.com Kay's Book "Terrible Nerd" New Atari books scans at archive.org ANTIC feedback at AtariAge Atari interview discussion thread on A...
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Floppy Days Vintage Computing PodcastFloppy Days 131 - Grundy NewBrain History with John GrantThe 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 few in the United...
2023-10-2658 min
ANTIC The Atari 8-bit PodcastANTIC Interview 435 - Cynthia Solomon and Brian Silverman - LogoANTIC Interview 435 - Cynthia Solomon and Brian Silverman - Logo Hello, and welcome to this interview-only episode of ANTIC, The Atari 8-bit computer podcast. I'm Randy Kindig, your host for this episode. Cynthia Solomon is an American computer scientist known for her work in artificial intelligence and making popular computer science for students. She is a pioneer in the fields of artificial intelligence, computer science, and educational computing. Together with Seymour Papert and Wally Feurzeig, Cynthia designed the Logo computer programming language in 1967. Dr. Solomon has attained many accomplishments in her l...
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Floppy Days Vintage Computing PodcastFloppy Days 130 - Interview with Forrest Mims IIIInterview 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 of the Floppy Days Podcast for September 2023. I'm your host, Randy Kindig, and I'll be bringing you this...
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Floppy Days Vintage Computing PodcastFloppy Days 129 - Paul Terrell - Exidy Part 2Paul 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 the original Apple I computer from the just-getting-started Steve...
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Floppy Days Vintage Computing PodcastFloppy Days 128 - Paul Terrell - Exidy Part 1Floppy 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 of which was by buying the original Apple I computer...
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Floppy Days Vintage Computing PodcastFloppy Days 127 - James Shackel Estate Haul and Paul Terrell IntroFloppy 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 buying the original Apple I computer from the just-getting-started Steve Jobs...
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Floppy Days Vintage Computing PodcastFloppy Days 126 - Bob Frankston - VisiCalcFloppy 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, originally released for the Apple II by VisiCorp on October 17, 1979. It is considered the killer application for the...
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Floppy Days Vintage Computing PodcastFloppy Days 125 - ZX Spectrum Part 7 With PJ EvansPatreon: 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 history of the Spectrum with Alessandro Grussu, the fourth being the interview...
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Floppy Days Vintage Computing PodcastFloppy Days 124 - ZX Spectrum Part 6 with PJ EvansPatreon: 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 coverage of the history of the Spectrum with Alessandro Grussu, the fourth being the...
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Floppy Days Vintage Computing PodcastFloppy Days 122 - NEC PC-6001 and Japanese Computers with Carlos Camacho - Part IINEC 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 back to pick up coverage of a machine that I recently acquired and...
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Floppy Days Vintage Computing PodcastFloppy Days 121 - NEC PC-6001 and Japanese Computers with Carlos Camacho - Part IPlease 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 and pick up coverage of a machine that I recently acquired and wanted to talk...
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Floppy Days Vintage Computing PodcastFloppy Days 120 - ZX Spectrum Part 5 - Tech Specs with Chris SmithDontate 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 people on the subject, that the Spectrum is probably going to set the illustrious Floppy...
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Floppy Days Vintage Computing PodcastFloppy Days 119 - ZX Spectrum Part 4 - Interview with Chris SmithPatreon: 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 the subject, that the Spectrum is probably going to set the illustrious Floppy...
2022-10-311h 05Floppy Days Vintage Computing PodcastFloppy Days 118 - The Great Barn Find of 2022"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 changes in my personal life that I wanted to share with...
2022-10-1037 min
Floppy Days Vintage Computing PodcastFloppy Days 117 - ZX Spectrum Part 3 - History with Alessandro GrussuDontate 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. I don't even know yet how many episodes we're going to end up in this...
2022-09-011h 21Floppy Days Vintage Computing PodcastFloppy Days 116 - ZX Spectrum Part 2 - History with Alessandro Grussudonate 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 episode is the continuation of a multi-episode arc that covers the Spectrum...
2022-08-011h 20Floppy Days Vintage Computing PodcastFloppy Days 115 - ZX Spectrum Part 1 - History with John Granthttps://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. Machines that played a critical part in the rich home computer period of the 1980's...
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Floppy Days Vintage Computing PodcastFloppy Days 114 - Howell Ivy, Exidy Sorcerer and Exidyhttps://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 was instrumental in the development of the Exidy Sorcerer...
2022-05-301h 00Floppy Days Vintage Computing PodcastFloppy Days 113 - Monte Davidoff, Developer of Altair BASIC Floating Pointhttps://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 MITS and Ed Roberts for the Altair 8800. Monte developed the floating point routines for that...
2022-04-301h 01Floppy Days Vintage Computing PodcastFloppy Days 112 - The IBM PC 5150 Part 5 With Jim Leonardhttps://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 few computer lines that actually became a standard and many of the computers...
2022-03-3154 minFloppy Days Vintage Computing PodcastFloppy Days 111 - The IBM PC 5150 Part 4 with Jim LeonardPatreon 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 5150. When Jim and I went to record what was to be the final episode on the...
2022-02-281h 20Floppy Days Vintage Computing PodcastFloppy Days 110 - The IBM PC 5150 Part 3 with Jim Leonardcontribute 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 remaining episodes on the 5150. And that co-host is Jim Leonard, one of the people...
2022-01-311h 18Floppy Days Vintage Computing PodcastFloppy Days 109 - The IBM PC 5150 Part 2 with Jim LeonardIBM 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 choices made clear back in 1981. I'm very happy to announce that I will have a...
2021-12-281h 38Floppy Days Vintage Computing PodcastFloppy Days 108 - Albert Cory - Inventing the Future - Xerox StarInterview 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 the Future" and the amazing computer known as...
2021-10-311h 25Floppy Days Vintage Computing PodcastFloppy Days 106 - The History of the IBM PCThe 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'm planning to have a couple-episode arc on this topic, starting this month with the long and...
2021-09-0136 minFloppy Days Vintage Computing PodcastFloppy Days 105 - Interview with Joe Decuir about the AmigaFloppy 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 interviewed Joe for Floppy Days before, but that wa...
2021-08-011h 15Floppy Days Vintage Computing PodcastFloppy Days 104 - Interview with Leonard TramielFloppy 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 time owned Commodore and later Atari, and involved his sons int...
2021-07-0154 minANTIC The Atari 8-bit PodcastANTIC Interview 398 - Dan Noguerol (Farb): Atari 8-bit Software Preservation InitiativeDan Noguerol (Farb): Atari 8-bit Software Preservation Initiative Two interviews with the same person, recorded more than four years apart. Dan Noguerol is better known to the Atari community as Farb. He is the mastermind behind the Atari 8-bit Software Preservation Initiative, and years ago created SIO2Arduino, an Arduino-based disk drive emulator. I interviewed Farb on August 29, 2019, where we talked primarily about the Atari 8-bit Software Preservation Initiative. That interview took place at the Fujiama Atari event in Lengenfeld, Germany. Our friend Roland Wassenberg sat in on the interview. Shortly after doing that interview...
2020-10-2552 minANTIC The Atari 8-bit PodcastANTIC Episode 56 - Where's Randy!?In this episode of ANTIC The Atari 8-bit Computer Podcast: late-breaking up-to-the-minute Atari news, Randy disappears mid-episode, and we hear what Atari was like in Chile... READY! Recurring Links Floppy Days Podcast AtariArchives.org AtariMagazines.com Kevin's Book "Terrible Nerd" New Atari books scans at archive.org ANTIC feedback at AtariAge Atari interview discussion thread on AtariAge ANTIC Facebook Page AHCS Eaten By a Grue Donate to Ted Nelson project at: https://paypal...
2019-01-151h 20Floppy Days Vintage Computing PodcastFloppy Days 88 - The Apple III, Part 2 with Paul HagstromFloppy Days Episode 88 - The Apple III - Part 2 Hi, all, and welcome to Floppy Days #88 for December, 2018. I'm your host, Randy Kindig, and it's hard to believe that 2018 is coming to an end. I hope you all had a great year! As stated in the last show, we are into the year 1981 for computer introductions and we are covering the Apple II's more powerful sibling, the Apple III. This is part 2 of the 2-part series and will again have Paul Hagstrom, prolific podcaster himself, to help me cover this machine. We will continue where we left...
2018-12-301h 46Floppy Days Vintage Computing PodcastFloppy Days 86 - The Sinclair ZX80 Part II with Earl EvansThe Sinclair ZX80 and ZX81 Welcome to the Floppy Days Podcast with myself, Randy Kindig, and a whole host of vintage computers surrounding me, each one wanting their time in the limelight. This will be part 2 of the 2-part series on the Sinclair ZX80 & 81 computer line. Once again, I will have one of the grand-daddy's of vintage computer podcasting, Earl Evans, co-hosting with me as we complete the journey through one of the historically significant computers from across the pond. We will be covering the normal topics from where we left off the last show, so we'll...
2018-08-112h 23Floppy Days Vintage Computing PodcastFloppy Days 84 - The Sinclair ZX80 with Earl EvansThe Sinclair ZX-80 Hello and welcome to the Floppy Days Podcast for May, 2018, where we remind everyone of the days when everyone knew how to program a computer, not just use it for social media. My name is Randy Kindig and I host this podcast. We are coming near the end of the computers to be covered on this podcast that were introduced at the beginning of the 8-bit era, when things really started to take off, that being the year 1980. This month, we will be talking about a limited, inexpensive, but definitely historically significant...
2018-05-312h 11Floppy Days Vintage Computing PodcastFloppy Days 83 - The Intellivision Keyboard Component with Paul Nurminen of IntellivisionariesThe Intellivision Keyboard Component Hello everyone and welcome to Floppy Days #83 for April, 2018. My name is Randy Kindig and I host this little retrospective on vintage computers. I'm stepping outside the normal timeline for this particular episode in order to cover a vintage gaming console and an upgrade that could be purchased for it that turned it into a home computer. The gaming console is the Intellivision and the upgrade was called the Intellivision Keyboard Component. This system falls roughly into our current timeline, which sits currently at 1980, in that the Intellivision Master Componenet was released in 1979...
2018-04-162h 24Floppy Days Vintage Computing PodcastFloppy Days 82 - The Acorn Atom with Roland LeursThe Acorn Atom and the Fifth Year of Floppy Days 1980 was a very prolific year for the development of personal computers around the globe and we continue to cover machines made in that year. This month's topic is a machine that was never made available in the United States. It was popular in parts of Europe and particularly in the Netherlands. The machine: The Acorn Atom. This is the first non-US machine I've covered and I have plans to cover other machines that were made outside of North America. I want to start out by...
2018-03-011h 20Floppy Days Vintage Computing PodcastFloppy Days 75 - VCFSE 5 Post-show with Thomas Liebert, Jon Guidry, Amiga Bill & AnthonyVintage Computer Festival Southeast 5.0 Post-show Hi, everyone and welcome to episode #75 of the Floppy Days Podcast. I'm your host, Randy Kindig. It's July, 2017, and I have a special episode for you where I cover the VCFSE 5.0 show that took place April 29-30 this year in Roswell, Georgia. When I say I "cover" the show, what I really mean is that I give you a limited perspective of the show from my eyes, as an exhibitor at the event. I will be talking about the exhibit I was a part of, some of the people I met, and purc...
2017-07-081h 45ANTIC The Atari 8-bit PodcastANTIC Interview 292 - Claus Buchholz & Lance Ward, ACE-80Claus Buchholz and Lance Ward, ACE-80 Hello. Welcome to an interview-only episode of ANTIC The Atari 8-bit Computer Podcast. I am Randy Kindig. In 1985, Claus Buchholz and Lance Ward released the ACE-80 and ACE-80XL cartridges, which gave 80-column text capability to the Atari 800 and XL computers, respectively. These were released through their newly-formed company, Amiable Computer Products. Claus also developed a 256K upgrade for the Atari 800XL and wrote an article on converting Atari computer programs to the 5200. This interview took place on April 8, 2017. Links: A.N.A.L.O.G. #15, Janua...
2017-07-0852 minANTIC The Atari 8-bit PodcastANTIC Interview 285 - Jay Balakrishnan, HESWareJay Balakrishnan, HESWare Welcome to an interview-only episode of ANTIC The Atari 8-bit Computer Podcast. My name is Randy Kindig. Jay Balakrishnan bought his first Commodore PET in 1978, which spurred him to found Human Engineered Software (HES or HESWare) in 1980. HESWare got its start on the Commodore PET but later moved into many other platforms. They developed or sold software for C64, Vic-20, Atari 8-bit, Apple II, Atari ST, Amiga, ZX Spectrum, Dragon, TI-99, DOS and others. Many Llamasoft games, through an alliance with Jeff Minter, were published in the US by HESWare. For the Atari 8-bit, they p...
2017-06-132h 16Floppy Days Vintage Computing PodcastFloppy Days 74 - Giacomo Vernoni, Commodore Vic 20: A Visual HistoryInterview with Giacomo Vernoni, author Commodore Vic 20: A Visual History Hello and welcome to the Floppy Days Podcast. I'm Randy Kindig, your host. This is a special interview-only episode. I was able to track down Giacomo Vernoni(Jockamo VERnoni), a computer historian who recently published a book called "Commodore Vic 20: A Visual History". As I've been covering the Vic-20 on recent shows, it thought it was very timely and that it would be great to interview someone who is very familiar with the machine and liked it well enough to publish a book about it. It was aweso...
2017-06-1237 minFloppy Days Vintage Computing PodcastFloppy Days 73 - The Commodore Vic-20, Part IThe Commodore Vic-20, Part I Hello, everyone, and welcome to Episode 73 of the Floppy Days Podcast, where modern computers are simply considered peripherals to the classic computers. My name is Randy Kindig. In the computer timeline, we're still squarely in the year 1980. In that year, a breakthrough computer, with a great keyboard, color graphics and sound was announced for under $300. Of course, if you've been listening to the last few episodes of the podcast, you know that we're talking about the Commodore Vic-20. William Shatner said it best in the TV ads of the time: "The wonder...
2017-05-301h 48Floppy Days Vintage Computing PodcastFloppy Days 72 - Neil Harris, Vic-20 Commando TeamInterview with Neil Harris, Member of the Vic Commando Team Welcome to the Floppy Days Podcast, where classic computers will always have a home. My name is Randy Kindig. This is the final of four consecutive episodes where I talked to gentlemen who were either involved with the development of the historically significant Commodore Vic-20, or who have written books on its history. In this episode Neil Harris is my guest. Neil was a key member of the Vic Commando Team within Commodore, the team that was responsible for the introduction of the Vic-20 and helping it...
2017-04-271h 13ANTIC The Atari 8-bit PodcastANTIC Interview 277 - Rob Zdybel, Atari, Part 2Rob Zdybel, Atari (Part 2) Hello, Atari fans, and welcome to another interview episode of Antic, The Atari 8-bit Computer Podcast. My name is Randy Kindig. This interview is a bit different in that it's the second interview with someone that we've interviewed before - Mr. Rob Zdybel. The reason for this is that Rob worked for Atari so long, and was involved in so many projects, that I felt like some information was left undiscovered in the first interview. At the request of some listeners, I decided to do a follow-up interview and Rob was kind enough to a...
2017-04-1951 minFloppy Days Vintage Computing PodcastFloppy Days 71 - Brian Bagnall, Commodore: A Company on the EdgeInterview with Brian Bagnall, Author "Commodore, A Company on the Edge" Welcome to the Floppy Days Podcast, where old computers survive to tell another tale. My name is Randy Kindig. In the previous couple of episodes, I covered the history of the Vic-20 computer with the help of Neil Harris, Brian Bagnall, and Michael Tomczyk. Although I used some audio clips from each of those gentlemen to walk through the history timeline, I actually have a full-blown interview with each that I want to share with you over the span of three episodes. I've already published the...
2017-03-311h 16ANTIC The Atari 8-bit PodcastANTIC Interview 270 - Ed Kelly, Edladdin ControllersEd Kelly, Edladdin Hello, welcome to a special interview-only episode of Antic, the Atari 8-bit podcast. My name is Randy Kindig. This interview is with Ed Kelly of Edladdin. Edladdin produces a fantastic family of controllers for the Atari 2600, Atari 7800, Atari Flashback, and classic 8-bit computers. I met Ed at VCF Southeast in 2016 and was so impressed by his controllers that I later bought one and am very happy with it. They are fully customizable and are very rugged. This is likely the last controller you'll need. I sat down with Ed and we discussed how his company...
2017-02-0543 minFloppy Days Vintage Computing PodcastFloppy Days 65 - Week of the KFest with Mike WhalenWelcome to Episode 65 of the Floppy Days Podcast, where a summer computer camp for middle-aged geeks is the highlight of our year. My name is Randy Kindig. This is a very special edition of Floppy Days produced and contributed by my good friend Mike Whalen and it includes sound bites from many of the attendees of this year's annual week-long KansasFest Apple II event that always happens in Kansas City, Missouri. Mike is a long-time Apple II and retro-computer fan and one of the hosts of the currently-dormant Electric Dreams BBS Podcast. I met Mike at the one-and-only KansasFest...
2016-10-071h 20Floppy Days Vintage Computing PodcastFloppy Days 64 - The HP85B Computer, Part 2, with Everett Kaser and Vassilis PrevelakisThe HP-85B Microcomputer, Part 2 Hello, and welcome to episode 64 of the Floppy Days Podcast, where old computers come to live. I'm Randy Kindig and I'm happy to bring you this episode this month. This episode is Part 2 about the HP Series 80 line of microcomputers. Last month I interviewed 2 well-known members of the HP Series 80 community, Everett Kaser former HP engineer who worked on the Series 80 and runs kaser.com and Vassilis Prevelakis of series80.org. This month, they are back to help me talk about the history of these fabulous machines. It's a fascinating conversation with two g...
2016-09-011h 42ANTIC The Atari 8-bit PodcastANTIC Interview 201 - Bob Brodie: User Group Manager for AtariBob Brodie: User Group Manager for Atari Hi and welcome to another special interview edition of Antic the Atari 8-bit computer podcast. My name is Randy Kindig and I'll be providing the interview questions for this episode. I'm extremely pleased to provide this interview with a name well-known in the Atari community: Mr. Bob Brodie. Bob worked for Atari as User Group Manager and later Director of Communications from 1989 to 1994. Bob was directly involved in many of the Atarifests in that timeframe and I recall personally meeting him at an Atarifest in Indianapolis. I think you'll find that...
2016-07-151h 17Floppy Days Vintage Computing PodcastFloppy Days 60 - The HP41C Calculator, Part II, with Richard Nelson and Gene WrightWelcome to episode 60 of the Floppy Days Podcast, where vintage in the term vintage computers simply means "cool". My name is Randy Kindig. I am happy to bring you this month the follow-up or second of two episodes on the HP41C programmable calculator. Once again, I have two stellar members of the HP41 community, Richard J. Nelson and Gene Wright, with me to bring you all the information you care to know about the HP41. That includes a wrap-up to the history of the machine, tech specs, books, software, newsletters, modern upgrades, emulation, current Web sites, and so...
2016-06-112h 20ANTIC The Atari 8-bit PodcastANTIC Interview 174 - Tod Frye, AsteroidsTod Frye, Asteroids Hi, there! Welcome to the next in the series of Atari-related interviews being produced by Antic, the Atari 8-bit computer podcast. My name is Randy Kindig and I'll be leading this interview. Most notably, while working at Atari, Tod Frye developed the 400/800 version of Asteroids and the 2600 version of Pac-Man, converting them from the coin-op version. He has many other games to his credit. He later worked for Axlon, Nolan Bushnell's company. This interview was conducted on January 3, 2016. Teaser Quotes "While I was at Atari, it went from a prett...
2016-05-1846 minFloppy Days Vintage Computing PodcastFloppy Days 59 - The HP41C Calculator, Part I, History with Richard Nelson and Gene WrightHello, all, and welcome to the next installment of the podcast that says "vintage electronics: I WANT IT". I'm Randy Kindig and I'm your host. This episode is the first of a 2-parter on the Hewlett Packard HP-41 line of programmable calculators. The HP-41 is a seminal example of programmable calculators from the late 70's and into the 80's and is still very desirable and sought after today. I was lucky enough to find 2 gentlemen to co-host who are well-known among the active HP calculator community that exists today: Richard J. Nelson, who has written, edited, and published as...
2016-05-141h 22ANTIC The Atari 8-bit PodcastANTIC Interview 171 - Randy Glover, JumpmanRandy Glover, Jumpman Randy Glover is the creator of one of the best games for the Atari computers, Jumpman, which was published by EPYX. He also created the sequel, Jumpman Junior, and programmed the swimming competition portion of Summer Games. Randy ported Jumpman to the Commodore 64 and created another C64 game, Lunar Outpost. This interview took place on May 7, 2016. I am joined on this interview by Rob McMullen, host of the Player/Missile Podcast, who has been working to reverse engineer Jumpman using the Omnivore binary editor that he created. For more background...
2016-05-121h 24Floppy Days Vintage Computing PodcastFloppy Days 58 - Ralph Rees, Editor, VAST TI-99 Newsletter InterviewRalph Rees, Editor, VAST TI-99 Newsletter
Hi, everyone and welcome to episode 58 of the Floppy Days Podcast. I’m Randy Kindig. To sort of finish off the TI-99 series of episodes I’ve been running, I have an interview-only show for you this month. This interview is with Ralph Rees, president and newsletter editor of the VAlley of the Sun TI-99ers (VAST) back in the 1990’s. He produced his high quality newsletter directly on a TI-99 system and received quite a few compliments about it while it was still being published. Ralph still has an extensive TI-99 colle...
2016-04-2427 minANTIC The Atari 8-bit PodcastANTIC Interview 163 - Ron Luks, Compuserve Atari Forum FounderRon Luks, Founder and manager of the Atari Forums on CompuServe
Welcome to this interview-only episode of Antic, The Atari 8-bit computer podcast. My name is Randy Kindig. In this show, I’ll be talking with Mr. Ron Luks, a name that you’re probably familiar with if you used your Atari to access the Compuserve Information Service. Ron was founder and manager of the Atari Forums on CompuServe (SIG*Atari, 8-bit Forum, 16-bit Forum (ST), Atari Developers, Atari Vendors, and others.) He also wrote articles for some of the Atari magazines (like ANTIC). I hope you enjoy this...
2016-04-2243 minFloppy Days Vintage Computing PodcastFloppy Days 56 - TI99 Emulation, Web Sites with Chris Schneider and Rich PolivkaWelcome to episode 56 of the Floppy Days Podcast where old computers come to life again. I’m Randy Kindig. I want to thank Ian Baronofsky and Rick Reynolds for providing their thoughts and memories of the TI-99 computer. This is the fifth and final installment in a series of episodes on the TI-99/4A home computer. This episode will cover TI-99 ads, user groups and shows, emulation, buying one today, community, and Web sites. My very special co-hosts for this episode are again two well-known figures in the TI-99 community: Chris Schneider, who produces the SHIFT838 newsletter and Rich Po...
2016-03-291h 31Floppy Days Vintage Computing PodcastFloppy Days 52 - TI99 Software,Books,Magazines with Chris Schneider and Rich PolivkaWelcome to episode 52 of the Floppy Days Podcast where we talk about our beloved old computers like some guys talk about their old cars. I’m Randy Kindig. I want to thank Michael Glaser for providing his thoughts and memories of the TI-99 computer. No, this hasn’t suddenly turned into a TI-99 podcast. However, this IS the fourth in a series of what now will be 5 episodes on the TI-99/4A home computer. There just turned out to be so much material on this very interesting machine and so much interest in the community, that this turned out to b...
2016-02-211h 34ANTIC The Atari 8-bit PodcastANTIC Interview 123 - Steve DeFrisco, Wing War, H.E.R.O.Steve Defrisco, H.E.R.O., Wing War
Hello and welcome to Antic, The Atari 8-bit Computer Podcast. My name is Randy Kindig. This is another in the continuing series of Atari 8-bit related interviews. This time, we talk to a former game developer for the Atari 8-bits, Mr. Steve DeFrisco. Steve worked for Imagic and Activision, working on porting such titles as H.E.R.O. (Helicopter Emergency Rescue Operation) and Wing War as well as developing software for the Intellivision and Atari 2600. He also is the man doing the juggling in an Imagic video from 1983; link...
2016-01-3041 minANTIC The Atari 8-bit PodcastANTIC Interview 80 - Marty Payson, Office of the President, WarnerMarty Payson, Warner, Office of the President
Hi, everyone, and welcome to another in the long-standing series of interviews being published for Antic, the Atari 8-bit Computer Podcast. I’m Randy Kindig and this interview is a follow-up to the recent interview that we published with Manny Gerard of Warner Communications, the company that bought Atari in 1976. This time the interview is with Marty Payson, also of Warner Communications. Marty began with Warner in 1970, became executive vice president and general counsel in 1982, and in 1987 became a member of the Office of the President for Warner. He was...
2015-09-1437 minFloppy Days Vintage Computing PodcastFloppy Days 45 - Evan Koblentz, Book-Abacus to SmartphoneHello, welcome to a bonus interview-only edition of the Floppy Days Podcast, the podcast about the obsolete computers of the late 70’s through the 80’s, but which we love anyway. I’m Randy Kindig, the person who brings you this nostalgia on a monthly basis. I’ve had many vintage computer authors on Floppy Days in the past and I like to discuss new books when they come out, one: because books on vintage computing are rare and two: I like to help and encourage new books on my favorite hobby. My special guest today is Evan Koblentz. Evan’s here to dis...
2015-09-0741 minANTIC The Atari 8-bit PodcastANTIC Interview 74 - Ron Milner, Atari Engineer at Cyan EngineeringThis is an interview episode of Antic, the Atari 8-bit podcast. I’m Randy Kindig and in this interview I sat down with one of the members of the core design team at Cyan Engineering for such projects as the Atari 2600 and the 8-bit computers, Mr. Ron Milner.
Ron is currently President of Applied Design Laboratories, but from 1973-1984, as an employee of Atari Inc, he worked at the Grass Valley Think Tank (also known as Cyan Engineering) where they did some amazing stuff, as you’ll hear in this interview. Ron was involved in many pivotal techno...
2015-08-2440 minFloppy Days Vintage Computing PodcastFloppy Days 43 - VCFMW 10 Preview with Jason TimmonsHello, welcome to the Floppy Days Podcast. My name is Randy Kindig and this a special interview show to help get the word out about an upcoming event: Vintage Computer Festival Midwest. This will be the tenth iteration of this event and I talk with Jason Timmons, one of the main organizers of the event. He tells us all about the event, including guest speakers that will be there, exhibits, vendors and much more. If you can make it to Chicago, IL the weekend of August 29 & 30, 2015, I highly recommend that you drop in and enjoy the show.
2015-08-2250 minANTIC The Atari 8-bit PodcastANTIC Interview 71 - Nolan Bushnell, The ManHello, and welcome to a very special interview-only episode of Antic, the Atari 8-bit podcast. I am Randy Kindig, one of your hosts for this podcast. I say “special” because it’s not often that you get a chance to talk with an icon like the one we talk with today. Kevin Savetz and myself were given the chance to sit down, so to speak, with “Mr. Atari” Nolan Bushnell and spend a few minutes shooting the breeze. If you need any more introduction for this guest, then you’re probably listening to the wrong podcast. In fact, he’s one of those guys...
2015-08-1240 minANTIC The Atari 8-bit PodcastANTIC Interview 60 - Albert Yarusso, Owner AtariAgeAlbert Yarusso, Owner AtariAge This is Antic, the Atari 8-bit podcast, and I’m Randy Kindig. This interview-only episode features someone that many current Atari, vintage gaming, and vintage computer enthusiasts are probably familiar with by the service that he provides to the community, the AtariAge Website. Albert (or Al) Yarusso is one of the founders and is the current owner of AtariAge. The Atari 8-bit forum on AtariAge is probably the largest and busiest such forum in existence today, and forums for other Atari machines and for other platforms are popular and continually growing. Al...
2015-07-031h 00Floppy Days Vintage Computing PodcastFloppy Days 41 - Jason Scott, Every Computer in your BrowserJason Scott Presentation at VCF Southeast 3.0 in Roswell, GA, May 2, 2015.
This is the Floppy Days Podcast on vintage computing and my name is Randy Kindig. This is a special episode featuring Jason Scott of archive.org fame. Many of you will be familiar with Jason Scott and the work he does in helping to preserve media and content, including content associated with our beloved vintage computers. You may or may not be as familiar with the work also being done to emulate vintage computers and vintage gaming platforms in a browser.
On Ma...
2015-06-2954 minANTIC The Atari 8-bit PodcastANTIC Interview 56 - Pab Sungenis, DeveloperPab Sungenis, developer
Hi, I’m Randy Kindig and this is an interview-only episode of Antic, The Atari 8-bit computer podcast. Our guest for this show is Pab Sungenis, a long-time (and current) developer for the Atari 8-bits. A long time ago, Pab wrote a popular piece of bulletin board software called AtariLink BBS. He also developed an off-line mail reader. He was also more recently involved briefly with enhancements to the SpartaDOS alternative DOS, arguably one of the best DOS’s ever developed for the Atari 8-bit. His current project is an exciting one where he i...
2015-06-1854 minANTIC The Atari 8-bit PodcastANTIC Interview 49 - Curt Vendel & Marty Goldberg, Atari HistoriansCurt Vendel & Marty Goldberg, Atari Historians Welcome to Antic, the Atari 8-bit podcast. I’m Randy Kindig, one of the hosts of the podcast, and your host for this episode. To give you a little background on this interview and where it came from, I also host another podcast on retrocomputing called Floppy Days, where I cover various vintage computers in the order that they were introduced. I recently covered the Atari 400 & 800 computers and had asked Curt Vendel and Marty Goldberg, Atari historians, to help cover the history portion of the podcast. I used excerpts fr...
2015-05-271h 31ANTIC The Atari 8-bit PodcastANTIC Interview 44 - Joe Decuir, Atari 400/800 DesignerHello, and welcome to another interview edition of Antic, the Atari 8-bit Podcast. 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 primary designers of the Atari 400 & 800, Mr. Joe Decuir. Joe worked closely with Jay Miner, Steve Mayer and others to design a computer in the days when personal computers were just in their infancy. Joe shares with us the thoughts and reasoning that went into the design of the 400 & 800 and thus brings all of us a little closer to bein...
2015-05-1748 minFloppy Days Vintage Computing PodcastFloppy Days 39 - Inverse Antic Personal Computing Floppy MaccastIn this special joint podcast, live from VCF Southeast 3.0, we discuss our favorite parts of the show, play a game of “Never Have I Ever”, and more!
Podcast Title: “Inverse Antic Personal Computing Floppy Maccast”
Hosts:
Antic - Randy Kindig, Kevin Savetz, Brad Arnold
Floppy Days - Randy Kindig
Inverse Atascii - Wade Ripkowski
History of Personal Computing - David Greelish
2015-05-1132 minFloppy Days Vintage Computing PodcastFloppy Days 38 - Anniversary Computers, with History of Personal ComputingHi Everyone, and welcome to this special edition of The History of Floppy Days… uh, I mean, One o’clock, Two o’clock, Three o’clock Personal Computing! No, that’s not right… No… wait, it’s the combo podcast of Floppy Days AND The History of Personal Computing podcast! We’re live, here at the Vintage Computer Festival Southeast and I’m your host, David Greelish! Please join me in welcoming my co-hosts, Jeff Salzman and Randy Kindig! We have three significant machines to discuss on this special podcast, as we’re celebrating three significant milestones...
2015-05-1032 minFloppy Days Vintage Computing PodcastFloppy Days 37 - John Linville, author FahrfallWelcome to the Floppy Days Podcast. My name is Randy Kindig and I’m your host. This is an interview-only episode of Floppy Days. I was recently at Vintage Computer Festival Southeast 3.0 in Roswell, GA, and I had a chance to sit down with John Linville. John is a legend in the Tandy Color Computer circles and has produced a cartridge for the CoCo containing a fun game called Fahrfall. This is an exciting development for the CoCo community and John tells us all about it.
Links
Internet Archive link, where you can p...
2015-05-1019 minANTIC The Atari 8-bit PodcastANTIC Interview 37 - David Fox, Lucas Arts/Rescue on FractalusHello, you are listening to Antic, the Atari 8-bit computer podcast. I am Randy Kindig, one of the co-hosts, and I’m bringing to you today an interview episode with the author of one of the best games ever released for the Atari 8-bit computer line. That would be David Fox, one of the authors of Rescue on Fractalus. David shares his memories of developing that iconic game, working for LucasFilm (later LucasArts), publishing a book about Atari graphics and much more. Please enjoy. This interview was conducted March 18, 2015 via Skype. Te...
2015-04-251h 02ANTIC The Atari 8-bit PodcastANTIC Interview 35 - Michael Phillips, Atari Bench TechMichael Phillips, Atari Bench Tech
Michael Phillips worked as a bench technician at Atari from February 1981 to June 1984, doing component level repair of Atari video game systems, personal computers, and peripherals.
Because Michael is a lifelong stutterer, he didn’t want to do a voice interview — but he was willing to be interviewed by email. Because this is an audio podcast, I’ve enlisted Randy Kindig to read Michael’s responses. You can also read the original written version of this interview via the link below.
The interview w...
2015-04-2127 minFloppy Days Vintage Computing PodcastFloppy Days 35 - VCFSE 3.0 Preview with Earl BaughHello, welcome to the Floppy Days Podcast. My name is Randy Kindig and this a special interview show to help get the word out about an upcoming event: Vintage Computer Festival Southeast. This will be the third iteration of this event and I talk with Earl Baugh, of the Atlanta Historical Computing Society. He tells us all about the event, including special guest speakers that will be there, exhibits, gaming areas, a workshop where you can learn to solder and much more. If you can make it to Roswell, Georgia, the weekend of May 2 & 3, 2015, I highly recommend that you drop...
2015-04-2154 minANTIC The Atari 8-bit PodcastANTIC Interview 32 - Al Alcorn, Atari Employee #3Al Alcorn, Atari Employee #3
Welcome to Antic, the Atari 8-bit computer podcast. I’m Randy Kindig and this is an interview-only episode of Antic. My guest for this interview was employee #3 at Atari where he created the world's first commercially successful video game: Pong, Mr. Al Alcorn. Al was a very influential figure in the early Atari and has a lot of great stories to share about those early days. He tells us about Steve Jobs stealing employees from Atari, his opportunity to buy into Apple, why Atari got into the home computer business, a special...
2015-04-1251 minANTIC The Atari 8-bit PodcastANTIC Interview 27 - Peter Dell, WUDSN, The!Cart StudioPeter Dell, WUDSN and THE!CART Studio
Hello, welcome to another interview-only episode of Antic, the Atari 8-bit podcast. My name is Randy Kindig and today I’ll be talking with Peter Dell, also known as JAC! on AtariAge. Peter is the developer of the outstanding WUDSN product for developing Atari 8-bit software and also is the developer of another product called THE!CART Studio, which is used to put software onto the flash cartridge product known as THE!CART. Peter is doing some amazing work for the Atari 8-bits and I hope you enjoy this i...
2015-03-2951 minANTIC The Atari 8-bit PodcastANTIC Interview 21 - The Atari 8-bit Podcast - Dan Winslow & Mark Dusko, Atari 8-bit Ethernet ProjectHi, everyone, and welcome to another interview-only edition of Antic, the Atari 8-bit computer podcast. I am Randy Kindig and I will be your host for this interview. This interview is one that I’ve hinted at on earlier Antic shows and one that I’m very excited to bring to you as it covers a modern upgrade to the Atari 8-bit line. Dan Winslow and Mark Dusko have been involved in the Atari 8-bit Ethernet Project to bring networking to the 8-bits. They even produced a cartridge some time back called the Dragon Cart and are considering producing another...
2015-03-1158 minANTIC The Atari 8-bit PodcastANTIC Interview 17 - The Atari 8-bit Podcast - Sal EsquivelHello, welcome to this interview-only episode of Antic, the Atari 8-bit podcast. I am Randy Kindig, one of the hosts of the podcast, and this interview is with Sal Esquivel, also known as KJMANN on AtariAge. Sal has been very involved in the Atari community and owns a company by the name of Atlantis Games Group out of Portland, Oregon that produces software for the 8-bits. That software includes games like Outrun, Venture, Tempest Xtreem and others, which are sold through Video 61 & Atari Sales by Lance Ringquist. Sal also sells some 8-bit hardware upgrades and used to run a stor...
2015-02-2251 minANTIC The Atari 8-bit PodcastANTIC Interview 14 - The Atari 8-bit Podcast - Chuck PeaveyHello and welcome to Antic the Atari 8-bit podcast. My name is Randy Kindig and this is a special interview-only episode of Antic. This interview is with Chuck Peavey, who worked on games for the Atari 8-bit computer like Blue Max, Lode Runner, Fight Night, One on One Basketball, Panther, Ace of Aces, and Dark Chamber. We had a great conversation about his days programming the Atari and I hope you enjoy it.
This interview was recorded via Skype on October 4, 2014.
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Universal Net
Chuck’s Environmental Journal...
2015-02-051h 14Floppy Days Vintage Computing PodcastFloppy Days Episode 30 - Paul Ceruzzi, SmithsonianHi, everyone and welcome to a special interview-only episode of Floppy Days. My name is Randy Kindig and I’m the host of this podcast. This interview is with Paul Ceruzzi, curator of Aerospace Electronics and Computing at the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C and author of several computer history books. Those books include “A History of Modern Computing”, “Computing: A Concise History”, “Landmarks in Digital Computing: A Smithsonian Pictorial History” and more. Paul also sits on the Honorary Council of the Computer History Museum in Mountain View, CA.
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2015-01-2927 minFloppy Days Vintage Computing PodcastFloppy Days Episode 29 - Freiberger & Swaine, Fire in the ValleyHello and welcome to episode 29 of Floppy Days. My name is Randy Kindig and I’m the host of this podcast. This is a special interview-only episode of Floppy Days. I’m very excited to have with me today the authors of the various editions of the computer history book entitled “Fire in the Valley”; that being Paul Freiberger and Michael Swaine. I think a majority of the listeners will be familiar with the book. I have mentioned it several times before on this podcast and have used it as a reference for the vintage computers I’ve covered. Many liste...
2015-01-1842 minANTIC The Atari 8-bit PodcastANTIC Interview 12 - The Atari 8-bit Podcast - Paul WestphalHello, and welcome to this interview-only episode of Antic, the Atari 8-bit computer podcast. My name is Randy Kindig and I’ll be conducting the interview for this show. The interview is with Paul Westphal, a much more recent Atari vendor than Brad Koda, Bruce Carso, or Lance Rinquist that I’ve recently interviewed. Paul not only offers some hardware and software but also offers service, which is hard to come by these days. Paul is located in Portland, Oregon and the interview was conducted on November 8, 2014.
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Paul's Eight Bit Fix Websi
2015-01-1729 minANTIC The Atari 8-bit PodcastANTIC Interview 9 - The Atari 8-bit Podcast - Lance Ringquist, Atari SalesHello, welcome to Antic, the Atari 8-bit podcast. My name is Randy Kindig and this is a special interview-only episode. This is the third in an ongoing series of interviews with the people behind the companies that still provide hardware, software, or service today for our Atari 8-bit computers. The interview is with Lance Ringquist, owner of the Video 61 and Atari Sales Website. Lance has been in business selling Atari items and services for over 30 years and has a lot of great stories to share about his time in this business. I hope you enjoy this interview as much I enj...
2014-12-3149 minFloppy Days Vintage Computing PodcastFloppy Days Episode 21 - Live from KansasFest!In this special joint podcast, live from KansasFest 2014, we discuss our favorite parts of KFest, play a game of 2 Truths and 1 Lie, and more!
Podcast Title: “Retro Open ANTICHertz Mac Quarter Poly Floppy Drop”
Hosts:
Antic - Randy Kindig, Kevin Savetz
Drop III Inches - Mike Maginnis, Paul Hagstrom
Floppy Days - Randy Kindig
IndieSider - Ken Gagne
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