Somehow it happened imperceptibly that in recent years a fairly large number of meanings of the word “hacker”: “computer genius - mischievous - amateur - specialist - researcher” has gradually shrunk to “computer hooligan - criminal”. One can only “rejoice” for the works of journalists from computer and non-computer publications all over the world, as well as Hollywood directors, who instilled in the minds of inexperienced fellow citizens exactly this vision of the world. But, fortunately, this was not always the case. This book takes you back to the days when it all began. To those pure and slightly naive feelings of pioneers who fell into the hands of amazing toys, gigantic in size and cost... How did Bill Gates start? How did Apple start? A wonderful collection of characters noisily exploring cyberspace, where no one has ever been before, will be of interest not only to specialists but also to the general reader.