Hackers, Heroes of the Computer Revolution, by Steven Levy
(C)1984 by Steven Levy
Chapters 1 and 2 of Hackers, Heroes of the Computer Revolution by Steven Levy
Who's Who
The Wizards and their Machines
Bob Albrecht Found of People's Computer Company who took visceral pleasure in exposing youngsters to computers.
Altair 8800
The pioneering microcomputer that galvanized hardware hackers.
Building this kit made you learn hacking. Then you tried to
figure out what to DO with it.
Apple II ][ Steve Wozniak's friendly, flaky, good-looking computer, wildly successful and the spark and soul of a thriving industry.
Atari 800 This home computer gave great graphics to game hackers like John Harris, though the company that made it was loath to tell you how it worked.
Bob and Carolyn Box World-record-holding gold prospectors turned software stars, working for Sierra On-Line.
Doug Carlston Corporate lawyer who chucked it all to form the Broderbund software company.