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Hackers: Heroes of the Computer Revolution - 25th Anniversary Edition

Author
Steven Levy
Publisher / Label
O'Reilly Media
Country
USA
Language
English
Publication year
2010
Type of publication
Book
Number of pages
499
ISBN
9781449388393

Index

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 
viii CONTENTS 
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