Difference between revisions of "Hacker Generation"
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The Hacker Generation refers to the individuals and communities that created the hardware and software of the personal computer in the late nineteen-seventies and early nineteen-eighties. | The Hacker Generation refers to the individuals and communities that created the hardware and software of the personal computer in the late nineteen-seventies and early nineteen-eighties. | ||
| − | The Hacker Generation | + | The Hacker Generation was rooted in the hobbyist movement, a sub-culture of do-it-yourself electronics buffs. These were the people who bought the [[Altair]], a precurser of the first personal computer, when it was first advertised in 1976. In the San Francisco Bay Area the appearance of the [[Altair]] stimulated the formation of the [[Homebrew Computer Club]], where members such as [[Steve Wozniak]] and [[Lee Felsenstein]] discussed how to make a personal computer. |
| − | == | + | ==Members of the Hacker Generation== |
| − | + | Prominent members of the Hacker Generation include: | |
| − | *Steve Wozniak and Steve Jobs, who created the Apple Computer | + | *[[Steve Wozniak]] and [[Steve Jobs]], who created the [[Apple Computer]] |
| − | *Lee Felsenstein, an electronic engineer who was a founding member of the Homebrew Computer Club | + | *[[Lee Felsenstein]], an electronic engineer who was a founding member of the Homebrew Computer Club |
| − | *Bill Gates | + | *[[Bill Gates]], who wrote a Basic program for the Altair, and who went on to found Microsoft |
| − | *Richard Stallman | + | *[[Richard Stallman]], who founded the Free Software Movement. |
[[Category:Hacker Generation]] | [[Category:Hacker Generation]] | ||
