Homebrew Computer Club
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The Homebrew Computer Club was an early computer hobbyist group in Menlo Park, California, which met from March 1975 to December 1986. The club had an influential role in the development of the microc
Gordon French, co-founder of the Homebrew Computer Club, photographed at the Living Computer Museum in 2013. He hosted the first meeting of the club in his garage, in March 1975.
Invitation to first Homebrew Computer Club meeting, sent by Fred Moore to Steve Dompier
Gordon French, Lee Felsenstein, and Harry Garland would frequent the Oasis following the formal meetings of the club.
Roger Melen, who suggested meeting here, at the Oasis
An Open Letter to Hobbyists
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"An Open Letter to Hobbyists" is a 1976 open letter written by Bill Gates, the co-founder of Microsoft, to early personal computer hobbyists, in which Gates expresses dismay at the widespread duplicat
Altair 8K BASIC on paper tape. This was a popular storage medium before the invention of the low-cost floppy disk.
Ad for the Apple I computer, noting Apple's policy of providing free or inexpensive software for its computers
Bill Gates at the European Commission 2025 P067383 605791
Bill Gates June 2015