Floppy Days 160 - The KayPro, Part 4 with Matthew Jones
From Floppy Days Vintage Computing Podcast by Randy Kindig
February 25, 2026 · 1h 1m
About this episode
In this episode, Randy Kindig and guest Matthew Jones conclude their series on KayPro computers, discussing various resources and the history of the machines.
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 introduced in the year 1982 and, to that end, we are at the tail end 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 first two episodes. Last month, Matthew Jones, an aficionado of the KayPro computers and owner of many of the models, helped me talk about KayPro history, tech specs, and more, through the topic of using the machine. This month Matt and I complete the KayPro 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 (…
People in this episode
Host: Randy Kindig
Guest: Matthew Jones
Topics covered
- KayPro computers
- vintage computing
- computer history
- tech specifications
- magazines and books
- current websites
Keywords
- KayPro
- vintage computers
- 1982
- computer history
- tech specs
- magazines
- websites
Sponsors
8-Bit Classics, Arcade Shopper, FutureVision Research, Tuc's Workbench
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: KayPro, Patreon, YouTube
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