*The legendary Homebrew Computer Club was the first of its kind, and provided an early impetus for the development of the microcomputer industry in Silicon Valley. Its first meeting in March 1975 was held in one of its members' garage in Menlo Park in Santa Clara County.
The Homebrew members were engineers and computer enthusiasts who discussed technical topics.
The club attracted many hobbyists and was attended by nearly 750 people one year after its foundation. The Homebrew Computer Club had its own philosophy. People met, because they were interested in computers and liked tinkering with them, not for commercial reasons.
Its members exchanged information about all aspects of microcomputing's technology and talked about devices they had designed.
From its ranks came the founders of many microcomputer companies - for example Bob Marsh, Adam Osborne, or Steve Jobs and Steven Wozniak - the famous Apple founders.