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Hackers
heroes of the computer revolution
by Steven Levy
- 6 Ratings
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This edition was published in 1984 by Anchor Press/Doubleday in Garden City, N.Y.
Written in English
— 458 pages
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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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, HackersPreviews available in: English
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Hackers
Heroes of the Computer Revolution
First published in 1984
Subjects
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, HackersPeople
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 WozniakTimes
1950-1980Work 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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Hackers
heroes of the computer revolution
This edition was published in 1984 by Anchor Press/Doubleday in Garden City, N.Y.
Table of Contents
| PREFACE | ix | |
| WHO'S WHO | xi | |
| PART ONE | TRUE HACKERS | 1 |
| 1 | The Tech Model Railroad Club | 3 |
| 2 | The Hacker Ethic | 26 |
| 3 | Spacewar | 37 |
| 4 | Greenblatt and Gosper | 58 |
| 5 | The Midnight Computer Wiring Society | 80 |
| 6 | Winners and Losers | 98 |
| 7 | LIFE | 120 |
| PART TWO | HARDWARE HACKERS | 145 |
| 8 | Revolt in 2100 | 147 |
| 9 | Every Man a God | 174 |
| 10 | The Homebrew Computer Club | 195 |
| 11 | Tiny BASIC | 219 |
| 12 | Woz | 240 |
| 13 | Secrets | 265 |
| PART THREE | GAME HACKERS | 277 |
| 14 | The Wizard and the Princess | 279 |
| 15 | The Brotherhood | 302 |
| 16 | The Third Generation | 313 |
| 17 | Summer Camp | 332 |
| 18 | Frogger | 351 |
| 19 | Applefest | 375 |
| 20 | Wizard vs Wizards | 398 |
| EPILOGUE | THE LAST OF THE TRUE HACKERS | 419 |
| ACKNOWLEDGMENTS | 438 | |
| NOTES | 441 | |
| INDEX | 445 |
Edition Notes
Bibliography: p. [441]-444.
Includes index.
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