Bruce Sterling’s book captures the spirit and history of the “hacker scene” in the late 1980s and early 1990s. THC expertly tells several stories from multiple perspectives — hacker, law enforcement, security professional, telecom operator, even homeless man-on-the-street! The author also manages to not offend technically-minded readers while describing material for non-technical audiences. THC is one of my favorite books on hacker activity because it combines a narrative with the author’s accounts of interactions with key individuals.”]
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