The wonder of computing resides in the simple truth that if you’re handy enough with a soldering iron and a keyboard, you can use technology to give life to practically any concept or idea the human mind might conceive of.

This is the attitude that gave rise to many of the globe’s most influential technology giants. Apple, Microsoft, HP and Oracle were all, in one way or another, founded upon an idea and a smattering of experience. In many respects, the weight of possibility introduced by circuit boards and rudimentary programming was too much for the likes of William Redington Hewlett, Dave Packard, Steve Wozniak, Bill Gates and Steve Jobs to ignore.