thumb|gordon french, co-founder of the homebrew computer club, hosted the first meeting of the club in his garage in march 1975. the homebrew computer club was an early computer hobbyist group in silicon valley which met from march 5, 1975 to december 1986, and was depicted in the movies pirates of silicon valley (1999) and jobs (2013). several very high-profile hackers and computer entrepreneurs emerged from its ranks, including the founders of apple inc. the open exchange of ideas that went on at its biweekly meetings, and the club newsletter, launched the personal computer revolution. the homebrew computer club has been called "the crucible for an entire industry." ==history== thumb|invitation to first homebrew computer club meeting (sent to steve dompier). 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.homebrew and how the apple came to be it was started by gordon french and fred moore who met at the community computer center in menlo park. they both were interested in maintaining a regular, open forum for people to get together to work on making computers more accessible to everyone.john markoff, what the dormouse said (isbn 0-670-03382-0) the first meeting was held in march 1975 in french's garage in menlo park, san mateo county, california, on the occasion of the arrival in the area of the first  mits altair microcomputer, a unit sent for review by people's computer company. steve wozniak credits that first meeting with inspiring him to design the apple i. subsequent meetings were held at an auditorium at the stanford linear accelerator center.{{cite book |tit
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