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hacker != cracker (Re: Swartz, Weev & radical libertarian lexicon)
On Jan 8, 2014, at 3:10 AM, James A. Donald <[email protected]> wrote:
> The term hacker first appears 1975 - 1985
I think Levy might beg to differ:
http://www.amazon.com/Hackers-Computer-Revolution-Anniversary-Edition/dp/1449388396
Something about hacking the wires under the train layout at the MIT model railroad club in the 1950â??s. They started to use electronic switching to move the trains around. Then they started picking locks to get at the phone junction boxesâ?¦ Heh.
Foo comes from about that time, too.
Cheers,
RHA
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