Hackers: heroes of the computer revolution
Hackers: heroes of the computer revolution
The second self: computers and the human spirit
The second self: computers and the human spirit
The cuckoo's egg: tracking a spy through the maze of computer espionage
The cuckoo's egg: tracking a spy through the maze of computer espionage
The hacker crackdown: law and disorder on the electronic frontier
The hacker crackdown: law and disorder on the electronic frontier
Cyberpunk: outlaws and hackers on the computer frontier
Cyberpunk: outlaws and hackers on the computer frontier
The new hacker's dictionary (3rd ed.)
The new hacker's dictionary (3rd ed.)
Internet besieged: countering cyberspace scofflaws
Internet besieged: countering cyberspace scofflaws
The Fugitive Game: Online with Kevin Mitnick: The Inside Story of the Great Cyberchase
The Fugitive Game: Online with Kevin Mitnick: The Inside Story of the Great Cyberchase
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Hackers are obsessed with computers. At the heart of the obsession is a drive to master the computer. The classic hacker of the early decades of computing was simply a compulsive programmer; the term carried no pejorative connotation (Levy, 1984). It is only since the era of heavily networked computers that the term hacker has become associated with computerized vandalism. Those who seek to preserve and promote the honor of the original meaning call the vandals crackers rather than hackers.