▁was ▁inspired ▁by ▁the ▁Am ateur ▁Computer ▁Club ▁founded ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 3 ▁by ▁Mike ▁Lord . ▁Dick ▁Bar n ho orn ▁became ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁A CC ▁and ▁after ▁a ▁few ▁years ▁started ▁the ▁H CC ▁in ▁the ▁Netherlands ▁and ▁Belg ium ▁( for ▁Dutch / F lem ish ▁speak ers ). ▁In ▁the ▁beginning ▁letters ▁were ▁sent ▁to ▁popular ▁electron ics ▁and ▁IT ▁mag az ines . ▁The ▁initial ▁logo ▁of ▁H CC ▁was ▁an ▁adapted ▁copy ▁of ▁the ▁A CC ▁logo . ▁The ▁first ▁H CC ▁meeting ▁was ▁in ▁a ▁building ▁of ▁the ▁Del ft ▁University ▁of ▁Technology , ▁at ▁that ▁moment ▁the ▁H CC ▁had ▁ 1 2 ▁members . ▁ ▁A ▁small ▁st enci led , ▁A 5 ▁size , ▁news letter ▁was ▁published ▁b imon th ly ▁called ▁H CCN ▁( H CC ▁N ieu ws br ief ) ▁similar ▁to ▁A CCN ▁( AC C ▁News letter ). ▁After ▁particip ating ▁in ▁a ▁large ▁event ▁for ▁technical ▁h obb ies ▁in ▁April ▁ 1 9 7 8 ▁membership ▁increased ▁from ▁ 2 0 0 ▁to ▁over ▁ 1 0 0 0 . ▁So on ▁the ▁H CC ▁had ▁branches ▁in ▁every ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Netherlands , ▁and ▁through ▁the ▁years ▁the ▁H CC ▁grew ▁to ▁more ▁than ▁ 2 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁members . ▁The ▁small ▁news letter ▁turned ▁into ▁a ▁month ly ▁computer ▁magazine ▁called ▁Computer ! T ota al . ▁The ▁H CC ▁now ▁also ▁offers ▁a ▁free