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Book Description
With groundbreaking profiles of computer pioneers such as Bill Gates, Steve Wozinak, MIT's Tech Model Railroad Club, and more, "Hackers" captures a seminal moment with risk-takers and explorers who were poised to conquer 20th century America's last great frontier.
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blogcritics published on Mon, 14 Mar 2011
4 Reviews
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Reinhard said on Oct 4, 2010 | Add your feedback
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Steven Levy's book covers hacker history from the late fifties to the early eighties. Levy captures the passion of these young men for the computer. He distills for the layman the adventure of programming as few have. Particularly in parts 1 and 2.
This book is however marred by Levy's lack of comp ... (continue)
Dowekeller said on Feb 19, 2010 about the Hardcover edition | Add your feedback
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Important book
This book tells a story, or rather many many different stories, of hackers of every kind, from the distant origins at MIT to the Homebrew Computer Club to the early game companies of the eighties. If you are interested in the history of computing, this is for you! If you are looking for stories abou ... (continue)
Hans said on Nov 13, 2007 | Add your feedback
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The book published in 1980s covers the early years of hacking from 1958 to 1983. The book is divided into 4 parts:
1. True Hackers: The first known hackers at MIT AI Lab who played with the rudimentary hardware of the time and coded on punch cards. Includes Marvin Minsky, Greenblatt, Samson, S ... (continue)
Ashwin Nanjappa said on Jun 4, 2007 | Add your feedback
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- English Books
- Paperback 464 Pages
- ISBN-10: 0141000511
- ISBN-13: 9780141000510
- Publisher: Penguin (Non-Classics)
- Pub date: Jan 01, 2001
- Dimensions: 1290 mm x 839 mm x 129 mm Just how big is that?
- Also available as: Mass Market Paperback and Hardcover
- In other languages: other languages
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Book Review: Hackers: Heroes of the Computer Revolution - 25th Anniversary Edition by Steven Levy Share
Steven Levy's classic book seems to cover the early phase of well known personalities of the computer industry as it evolved thoroughly inspired from Tech Model Railroad Club in MIT. Some of the more world-wide recognizable characters include Bill Ga ... (read full critics)