I need the following word defined/confirmed....
Hacker
According to my dictionary, 'hack' means "to chop with exceptional force",
"a violent cough", or "a horse let out out for common hire"...
Same dictionary... 'hacker' "one who hacks" (no - really?....), or 'a person
who is inexperienced or unskilled at a particular activity' example is "A
Polo hacker".
I wonder which antique store I bought that dictionary from... :)
Here's my definition: "One who adapts an existing piece of computer (or
other type) of hardware to suit one's needs or to improve it without
instruction from the original manufacturer."
I also thought that the people who screwed with viruses and software and
such were "crackers" (which my dictionary describes as a 'dry, thin bread
substance").
Am I right? or am I just blowing smoke?
ThAnX,
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-Jason Willgruber
(roblwill_at_usaor.net)
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PS>> The reason I wanted to know was because I was going to make a web page
on a couple of old serial cards that I'm making into direct-connect modems
to use on a few computer that don't have HD's, and I'm just not sure what it
would be classified as!
Received on Wed Aug 04 1999 - 02:08:54 BST