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Sun, 18 January 2015
Hello 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 listeners will also be familiar with the movie “The Pirates of Silicon Valley” starring Anthony Michael Hall as a young Bill Gates and Noah Wyle as a young Steve Jobs which was made based on the book. I was amazed when I recently contacted the authors about coming onto Floppy Days and both of them immediately responded that they would be happy to. Pay special attention to our conversation at the end of the interview, which may hint at something special to come on Floppy Days. Before we begin, I do want to warn you that the Skype quality for this interview was not the best at times. Nevertheless, I think you will enjoy it!!
Links:
“Fire in the Valley” 2nd Edition at Amazon - http://www.amazon.com/dp/0071358927/?tag=flodaypod-20 “Fire in the Valley” 3rd Edition at Amazon - http://www.amazon.com/dp/1937785769/?tag=flodaypod-20
“Fire in the Valley: The Birth and Death of the Personal Computer, Third Edition” by Michael Swaine and Paul Freiberger at the Pragmatic Bookshelf - https://pragprog.com/book/fsfire/fire-in-the-valley
“The Pirates of Silicon Valley” at IMDB - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0168122/?ref_=nm_flmg_act_38 “The Pirates of Silicon Valley” at Amazon - http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0009NSCS0/?tag=flodaypod-20 Paul Freiberger’s Site - “Fire in the Valley: the Making of the Personal Computer” - http://www.paulfreiberger.com/book/fire-valley-making-personal-computer/ Swaine’s World - Michael Swaine’s Blog on Writing and Technology - http://www.swaine.com/wordpress/category/about/ Facebook page - https://www.facebook.com/FireInTheValley Paul Freiberger Contact Information:
Michael Swaine Contact Information: Blog: www.swaine.com Email: mike@swaine.com Twitter: @pragpub or @mswaine
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Thu, 25 December 2014
Main Topic: The TRS-80 Model II
At this point in the podcast run, we are still in the late 1970’s time frame, and the TRS-80 Model II falls into that time frame for its release. As usual, we’ll cover the history, technical specs, peripherals, Web sites, books, emulation and much, much more. I am joined by special guest host Myles Wakeham who will help me cover this machine. But first, I’ll cover new acquisitions, news, feedback, and an interview with Myles before diving into the TRS-80 Model II.
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Wed, 26 November 2014
Main Topic: The OSI Challenger series of computers
At this point in the podcast run, we are still in the late 1970’s time frame, and the OSI machines fall into that time frame for their release. No vintage computer historical journey would be complete without including these very important machines. As usual, we’ll cover the history, technical specs, peripherals, Web sites, books, emulation and much, much more. I am joined by special guest host Terry Stewart of the Classic Computers website who will help me cover these machines. In addition, we are joined by OSI aficionados Mark Csele and David Fenyes who share their first-hand memories of the OSI. But first, I’ll cover new acquisitions, news, and feedback before diving into the OSI.
Links Mentioned in the Show:
New Acquisitions/What I’ve Been up to
News
Ads
Software
Books
Manuals/Catalogs
Emulation
Buying and Using One Today (eBay and replicas)
Current Web Sites
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Sun, 23 November 2014
This is a special interview-only show with none other than Terry Stewart, aka Tezza, of the classic-computers.org.nz Web site. Terry is long-time member of the vintage computing community and has done the community a great service by producing excellent videos about each member of his extensive vintage computer collection. If you haven’t had a chance to see any of Terry’s videos, you definitely should check them out; they’re on YouTube and you can subscribe to his channel. You should also check out his Web site, which has tons of useful information about each machine as well as troubleshooting tips, a forum, and much more.
Terry was kind enough to co-host the Floppy Days episode on the OSI Challenger series of computers and since the episode ran a little long I decided to pull out the interview into its own show.
Please enjoy and let Terry know that you appreciate the great work that he does.
Terry’s Classic Computers - http://classic-computers.org.nz New Zealand Computer Museum - http://www.techvana.org.nz/ New Zealand winds - http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/63231922/140kmh-winds-leave-path-of-damage A bit on the roaring 40s - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roaring_Forties
Direct download: 26FloppyDays_2014_11_Terry_Stewart_Interview.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 10:34 PM
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Sat, 11 October 2014
Special interview-only episode with Pepe Tozzo, author of Retro-Electro: Collecting Technology from Atari to Walkman. Book "Retro-Electro: Collecting Technology from Atari to Walkman" at Amazon - http://www.amazon.com/dp/0789313022/?tag=flodaypod-20
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Sat, 4 October 2014
News, upcoming vintage computer shows, feedback. Special co-host Jim Battle of compucolor.org and audio clips from Graham and Garry Epps!
Main topic: The CompuColor II
Links Mentioned in the Show:
What I’ve Been Up To/New Acquisitions
News
Emulation
Current Web Sites/Links/Mail Lists
References
Closing
Jim Battle Links
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Fri, 5 September 2014
KansasFest 2014 through the eyes of a first-timer!
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Wed, 20 August 2014
News, upcoming vintage computer shows, feedback.
Main topic: The APF Imagination Machine
Links Mentioned in the Show:
News
Feedback
Emulation
Current Web Sites/Links/Mail Lists
References
Closing
Direct download: 22FloppyDays_2014_08_The_APF_Imagination_Machine.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 2:43 AM
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Wed, 30 July 2014
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 No Quarter - Carrington Vanston, Mike Maginnis 1 MHz - Carrington Vanston Open Apple - Mike Maginnis, Quinn Dunki Polygamer - Ken Gagne Retro Computing Roundtable - Carrington Vanston, Paul Hagstrom, Steve Weyhrich RetroMacCast - John Leake
Intro Song - “Lazy Hazy Crazy KFest” lyrics created and sung by Steve Weyhrich
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Mon, 21 July 2014
Bonus episode. Interview with Peter Bartlett, TRS-80 Model I enthusiast and creator of the Model I System Expander (MISE).
MISE is a fantastic device that gives the TRS-80 hi-res graphics, VGA, compact flash storage, joystick port, networking and more.
Links mentioned in the episode:
Direct download: 20FloppyDays_2014_07_Peter_Bartlett_MISE.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 3:23 PM
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