The Best of 2600: A Hacker Odyssey | 
 enlarge | Author: Emmanuel Goldstein
Publisher: Wiley
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  7 reviews
Sales Rank: 9271
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 888
Shipping Weight (lbs): 3.2
Dimensions (in): 9.4 x 7.6 x 2.2
ISBN: 0470294191
Dewey Decimal Number: 005.8
EAN: 9780470294192
ASIN: 0470294191
Publication Date: July 21, 2008
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Since 1984, the quarterly magazine 2600 has provided fascinating articles for readers who are curious about technology. Find the best of the magazine’s writing in Best of 2600: A Hacker Odyssey, a collection of the strongest, most interesting, and often most controversial articles covering 24 years of changes in technology, all from a hacker’s perspective. Included are stories about the creation of the infamous tone dialer “red box” that allowed hackers to make free phone calls from payphones, the founding of the Electronic Frontier Foundation, and the insecurity of modern locks.
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A very wonderful book!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! October 23, 2008
As a normal reader of 2600, this is a masterpiece. There is alot of knowledge over the years, wrapped up in one book. I would recommend this book to anyone!
Very interesting October 13, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I have followed 2600 for years, but am by far not old enough to have been there for the start of it, this ... I hate to call it a book, but it is... book fills in a lot of very interesting and important history of the estranged phreaker/haxxor communities alike through republishing many of the key articles featured in the magazine/news letter as well as some extended back history on the whole shebang that was probably know to very few before this book came out. Understanding the histories of your favorite subject is important, it keeps you from repeating mortal mistakes, and teaches you what kind of things to look for in future exploits and conquests... hopefully ones without malintent. Hacking and prheaking is about the quest for knowledge, hopefully if you are of the mindset to cause anarchy, destruction, or 'own' someone, this book will set you on the right path... plus it is much more challenging to make something than to break something, though, the latter is often part of the process for the first.
But regardless of your ideologies, this is an important book to consume if you are in any way interested in the dark underbelly of computers, networks, or phone systems.
This should be a history book for CS students. September 6, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
Very good read. Still reading it but the first section alone is worth the price. I wish they would have released it in 3 sections so I can easily travel with this book.
An important part of the history of computing August 25, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
The hacker ethos is beautifully captured in this anthology. I've often skimmed 2600 at bookstores but it was only when I went through this hefty tome that I realized how deep and rich are the culture and accomplishments of the hacking community.
More than just the cartoonish representation in popular media, the hacking movement is a testament to creativity and innovation. Rightly so, this book is a celebration of cleverness and ingenious engineering instead of the more malevolent applications.
A book on the history of hacking by the people who wrote the magazine on hacking August 24, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Emmanuel Goldstien and his companions have written alot about hacking over the years, but now most of their writings have come together in tome form.
If there was anything you ever wanted to know concerting what hacking was like before the explosion of the Internet, or how hackers have been portrayed with biased by the media and in some cases the government, this is a must read book.
If you subscribe to 2600: The Hacker Quarterly or if you patiently wait at the book store or mail box for a new issue every three months, you will definitely want to pick up this book.
It will be interesting to see in the future, online hacker zines to try their hand at publishing their writings such as TOTSE and Phrack.
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