TSS: Homebrew Computer Club 1/16/2004 (1of4)

(1of4) The Screen Savers episode interviewing the original founders and members of the Homebrew Computer Club.

From Wikipedia:
The Homebrew Computer Club was an informal group of electronic enthusiasts and technically-minded hobbyists who gathered to trade parts, circuits, and information pertaining to DIY construction of computing devices. It was started by Gordon French and Fred Moore after the dissolution of the People's Computer Company. They both were interested in maintaining a regular, open forum for people to get together to work on making computers more accessible to everyone. The first meeting was held in March 1975 in Gordon French's garage in Menlo Park, San Mateo County, California. Subsequent meetings were held at an auditorium at the Stanford Linear Accelerator Center.

Though the Homebrew members were hobbyists, most of them had an electronic engineering or programming background. They came to the meetings to talk about the Altair 8800 and other technical topics and to exchange schematics and programming tips.

From the ranks of this club came the founders of many microcomputer companies, including Bob Marsh, George Morrow, Adam Osborne, Lee Felsenstein (wielder of "the big stick", a form of moderation), and Apple founders Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak. John Draper was also a member of the club.

Read More:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homebrew_Computer_Club

Guests in order of introduction:
Lee Felsenstein: Col-Inventor of Sol-20 & Club Moderator
Harry Garland: Founder, Cromemco
Bob Marsh: Col-Inventor of Sol-20
Jef Raskin: Designer & Inventor of the Macintosh Computer
Allen Baum: Firmware Designer of the Apple I & System Designer of the Apple II
Steve Wozniak: Co-Founder of Apple, Creator of the Apple I & Apple II

Originally Aired: 1/16/2004

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• TSS
• Homebrew
• Computer
• Club
• Leo
• Laporte
• Lee
• Felsenstein
• Harry
• Garland
• Bob
• Marsh
• Jef
• Raskin
• Allen
• Baum
• Steve
• Wozniak
• 2004

[rudeydudey05]

Cool stuff, how these guys invented the home pc or the spark that started the personal computer revolution which has lead to pretty much what we have in front of us now by experimenting with the Altair 8800 is beyond amazing, real pioneers in History imo.

[xtraflo]

@Multi1337Elite --I couldnt resist - U say Apple is the best company . . How ? MS and IBM/Intel are waaaaayyy beyond Apple. All apple is - is an overpriced software. They iphone is made up of Qualcom,Texas instruments and systek hardware - with and Apple interface. The MacBook--in Intel and MacOS... Mac has and extremely limited amount of software - and extremely overpriced OS .

[chuisco]

aaa what a bad show host.......

[Thycid]

TechTV is so boring and uneducational. Why would I want to watch such garbage when I could be watching an exciting channel like G4 that plays nothing but Cops and Cheaters nonstop and shows from other networks that they didn't even fucking create? AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH­HHHHHHHHH FUCK YOU COMCAST FUCK YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[OBSysteme]

lol before bill gates ruled the world... well, he was working at it, Bill was around and developped BASIC for the "unfriendly" Altair.

[Multi1337Elite]

Apple is really the best company, - The MackBoook and Iphone is Ailen Teknoligy. Long Live Apple! Ps... Love the Iphone... ;)

[spncrmorrissette]

Apple = n00b

[optic0n85]

who gives a shit about apple anyway

[Vyggy]

amazing

[vahnx1337]

sweet