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An edition of Hackers: Heroes of the Computer Revolution (1984)

Hackers

heroes of the computer revolution

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With profiles of Bill Gates, Steve Wozniak, MIT's Tech Model Railroad Club, and more, Steven Levy's Hackers captured a seminal moment when the risk-takers and explorers were poised to conquer twentieth-century America's last great frontier. And in the Internet age, the hacker ethic first espoused here is alive and well. --from publisher description

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Penguin Books
Language
English
Pages
455

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Computer programming Electronic digital computers Programming Computer hackers History Internet Computer science Hackers maths mathematics Programmation (Informatique) Passionnés d'informatique Computer engineering Geeks (Computer enthusiasts) Artificial intelligence Research Popular works Biographies Computer crimes Computer security Criminal psychology Computer networks, security measures Design and construction

People

Bob Albrecht Bob Box Carolyn Box Doug Carlston Bob Davis Peter Deutsch Steve Dompier John Draper Mark Duchaineau Chris Epinosa Lee Felsenstein Ed Fredkin Gordon French Richard Garriott Bill Gates Bill Gosper Richard Greenblatt John Harris Jerry Jewell Steven Jobs Tom Knight Alan Kotok Efrem Lipkin John McCarthy Bob Marsh Roger Melen Louis Merton Jude Milhon Marvin Minsky Fred Moore Stewart Nelson Ted Nelson (1937-) Russel Noftsker Adam Osborne Tom Pittman Ed Roberts Steve Russell Peter Samson Bob Saunders Warren Schwader David Silver Dan Sokol Les Solomon Marty Spergel Richard Stallman (1953-) Jeff Stephenson Jay Sullivan Dick Sunderland Gerry Sussman Margot Tommervik Jim Warren Randy Wigginton Ken Williams Roberta Williams Stephen Wozniak

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1950-1980

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Table of Contents

PREFACE
Page 7
WHO'S WHO
Page 9
Part One. True Hackers
Page 15
1. The Tech Model Railroad Club
Page 17
2. The Hacker Ethic
Page 39
3. Spacewar
Page 50
4. Greenblatt and Gosper
Page 70
5. The Midnight Computer Wiring Society
Page 91
6. Winners and Losers
Page 108
7. LIFE
Page 129
Part Two. Hardware Hackers
Page 153
8. Revolt in 2100
Page 155
9. Every Man a God
Page 181
10. The Homebrew Computer Club
Page 201
11. Tiny BASIC
Page 224
12. Woz
Page 244
13. Secrets
Page 268
Part Three. Game Hackers
Page 279
14. The Wizard and the Princess
Page 281
15. The Brotherhood
Page 303
16. The Third Generation
Page 313
17. Summer Camp
Page 332
18. Frogger
Page 350
19. Applefest
Page 372
20. Wizards vs. Wizards
Page 393
Epilogue. The Last of the true Hackers
Page 413
Afterword
Page 431
Acknowledgements
Page 437
Notes
Page 441
Index
Page 445

Edition Notes

Bibliography: p. [441]-444.
Originally published: Dell Pub., 1994.
Includes index.

Published in
New York, N.Y

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
364.168
Library of Congress
QA76.6 .L469 2001, QA76.6.L469 2001

The Physical Object

Format
Paperback
Pagination
xv, 455 p. ;
Number of pages
455

Edition Identifiers

Open Library
OL3964146M
ISBN 10
0141000511
ISBN 13
9780141000510
LCCN
2001268767
OCLC/WorldCat
45753761
LibraryThing
45895
Goodreads
56829

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Work ID
OL804638W

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Work Description

Today, technology is cool. Owning the most powerful computer, the latest high-tech gadget, and the whizziest website is a status symbol on a par with having a flashy car or a designer suit. And a media obsessed with the digital explosion has reappropriated the term "computer nerd" so that it's practically synonymous with "entrepreneur." Yet, a mere fifteen years ago, wireheads hooked on tweaking endless lines of code were seen as marginal weirdos, outsiders whose world would never resonate with the mainstream. That was before one pioneering work documented the underground computer revolution that was about to change our world forever.

With groundbreaking profiles of Bill Gates, Steve Wozniak, MIT's Tech Model Railroad Club, and more, Steven Levy's Hackers brilliantly captures a seminal moment when the risk takers and explorers were poised to conquer twentieth-century America's last great frontier. And in the Internet age, "the hacker ethic" -- first espoused here -- is alive and well. - Back cover.

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