hacker != cracker (Re: Swartz, Weev & radical libertarian lexicon)

Robert Hettinga hettinga at gmail.com
Wed Jan 8 02:23:13 PST 2014


On Jan 8, 2014, at 3:10 AM, James A. Donald <jamesd at echeque.com> 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 1950’s. They started to use electronic switching to move the trains around. Then they started picking locks to get at the phone junction boxes… Heh.

Foo comes from about that time, too.

Cheers,
RHA

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