Before 1975, the computer was an exotic and expensive tool for engineers, scientists, and businesses. By 1985 the computer had been "democratized", and anyone with the need, the interest, and a few thousand dollars could have one of their own.

At the nexus of that remarkable ten-year transition was the San Francisco Bay Area's "Homebrew Computer Club", an informal gathering of designers, hackers, entrepreneurs, and hobbyists who were early participants in the personal computer revolution.

The first meeting was on March 5, 1975 in a Menlo Park garage. Thirty-eight years later, on November 11, 2013, the Computer History Museum hosted a reunion that included many of the club members, and also a new generation of young fans and admirers who had not yet been born in 1975.

Featured on this video of the 2013 reunion are longtime club moderator Lee Felsenstein, keynote speaker Ted Nelson, Apple Computer co-founder Steve Wozniak, and others.