Lee Felsenstein is an American computer engineer who played a central role in the development of personal computers. He was one of the original members of the Homebrew Computer Club and the designer of the Osborne 1, the first mass-produced portable computer.
Felsenstein in Berkeley in 2010
Processor Technology SOL-20 Computer designed by Lee Felsenstein
Felsenstein at the Vintage Computer Festival
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 microcomputer revolution and the rise of that aspect of the Silicon Valley information technology industrial complex.
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.
Club members John Draper ("Captain Crunch"), Lee Felsenstein, and Roger Melen