Bob Albrecht is a key figure in the early history of microcomputers. He was one of the founders of the People's Computer Company and its associated newsletters which turned into Dr. Dobb's Journal. He also brought the first Altair 8800 to the Homebrew Computer Club[1]: 169 and was one of the main supporters of the effort to make Tiny BASIC a standard on many early machines.[1]: 195 Albrecht has authored a number of books on BASIC and other computer topics.[2] He is mentioned as one of the "who's who" in Steven Levy's Hackers: Heroes of the Computer Revolution.[1]: ix