You might also read The Broken Seal by Ladislaw Farago about breaking the
Japanese codes.
On Wed, 4 Aug 1999, Lawrence Walker wrote:
> On 4 Aug 99 at 0:08, Jason (the General) wrote:
>
> > 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?
> >
> "Crackers" to me are people who crack code whether source in programs or
> encoded messages in encryption. An excellent novel that escapes my mind by "
> Thomas Tryon ?" about decoders in Britian during WW ll comes to mind ( very
> simplified description ).
>
>
> > ThAnX,
> > ///--->>>
> > -Jason Willgruber
> > (roblwill_at_usaor.net)
> > ICQ#: 1730318
> > <http://members.tripod.com/general_1>
> >
> > 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!
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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Received on Wed Aug 04 1999 - 07:24:49 BST