on this day in 1975: first meeting of the "homebrew computer club"

Invitation sent to Steve Dompier by Fred Moore on February 17, 1975 inviting Steve to attend the first meeting of the Homebrew Computer Club on March 5, 1975 at the home of Gordon French. text: handwritten across the top: "Steve ---- 2/17/75" and below that, typed: "AMATEUR COMPUTER USERS GROUP HOMEBREW COMPUTER CLUB . . . you name it. Are you building your own computer? Terminal? T V Typewriter? I/O device? or some other digital black-magic box? Or are you buying time on a time-sharing service? If so, you might like to come to a gathering of people with like-minded interests. Exchange information, swap ideas, talk shop, help work on a project, whatever . . . We are getting together Wednesday nite, March 5th, 7 pm at the home of Gordon French 614 18th Ave., Menlo park (near Marsh Road). If you can't make it this time, drop us a card for the next meeting. Se ya there," and then, again, handwritten is: "Hope you can come. There will be other Altair builders there." plus a signature, "Fred Moore"
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Invitation sent to Steve Dompier by Fred Moore on February 17, 1975 inviting Steve to attend the first meeting of the Homebrew Computer Club on March 5, 1975 at the home of Gordon French.

text:
handwritten across the top: "Steve ---- 2/17/75"
and below that, typed:
"AMATEUR COMPUTER USERS GROUP
HOMEBREW COMPUTER CLUB . . . you name it.
Are you building your own computer? Terminal? T V Typewriter? I/O device? or some other digital black-magic box?

Or are you buying time on a time-sharing service?

If so, you might like to come to a gathering of people with like-minded interests. Exchange information, swap ideas, talk shop, help work on a project, whatever . . .

We are getting together Wednesday nite, March 5th, 7 pm at the home of Gordon French 614 18th Ave., Menlo park (near Marsh Road). If you can't make it this time, drop us a card for the next meeting.

Se ya there,"
and then, again, handwritten is:
"Hope you can come. There will be other Altair builders there."
plus a signature, "Fred Moore"
can't wait to show the dudes my other digital black-magic box.

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