Fred Moore (activist)

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Fred Moore (1942- 1997) was a political activist who was central to the early history of the personal computer. He was an active member of the People's Computer Company and one of the founders of the Homebrew Computer Club, urging its members to "bring back more than you take".

Moore is prominently featured in the books What the Dormouse Said and Hackers: Heroes of the Computer Revolution. Both books highlight Moore's contribution to the democratization of the Internet and access to computer technology. Moore was also active in disarmament and social justice issues, as well as nonviolent civil disobedience and direct actions.

Moore was a single father, raising his daughter Irene Moore, born 1967. He married Julie Kiser in 1992, and they had a daughter Mira Moore, born 1993. Moore died in an automobile accident in 1997.

[edit] See also

• Walking the Rainbow: Fred Moore Remembered, a film by Markley Morris

[edit] External links

• Life Outside the Mainframe, Peacework, AUgust 2005