Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "Homebrew Computer Club" in English language version.
Piling into wooden booths with tables deeply etched with the initials of generations of Stanford students, Garland and Melen and Marsh and Felsenstein and Dompier and French and whoever else felt like showing up would get emboldened by the meeting's energy and pitchers of beer.
After my first meeting, I started designing the computer that would later be known as the Apple I. It was that inspiring.
…the open exchange of ideas that went on at its biweekly meetings did as much as anything to jumpstart the entire personal-computing revolution. It was the crucible for an entire industry.
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