Floppy Days 159 - The KayPro, Part 3 with Matt Jones

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This episode continues the exploration of the Kaypro line of computers with insights from guest Matt Jones.

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 are currently in the middle of a series of podcasts about the Kaypro line of computers. Kaypro had a rich and varied family of computers; certainly much more so than I ever realized. I was able to interview David Kay, son of the founder of KayPro, and president of the company for some time, in the previous two episodes. This month we'll delve into history, tech specs, and more, through the topic of using the machine. Next month we'll complete the series by starting with books and magazines and ending with current Web sites and a lot more content in between. I will have a video version of this episode posted to the Floppy Days Podcast channel on YouTube. You will hear ads from some great vintage computer stores, themselves vintage computer fans, throughout the early part of this podcast. For…

People in this episode

Host: Randy Kindig

Guest: Matt Jones

Topics covered

• Kaypro computers
• vintage computing
• technology history
• computer specifications
• interviews

Keywords

• Kaypro
• vintage computing
• 1982 computers
• technology history
• computer specifications

Sponsors

8-Bit Classics, Arcade Shopper

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: KayPro, Patreon, FutureVision Research, Tuc's Workbench

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