Hackers: Computer Outlaws

From: Sean 'Captain Napalm' Conner <spc_at_conman.org>
Date: Wed Jul 25 20:50:07 2001

It was thus said that the Great Tony Duell once stated:
>
> > Not sure if it's possible for four people to build a PDP-11 out of garbage
> > in less than ten hours. Given a couple of days in a proper computer
> > graveyard, maybe.
>
> It's the 4 people that worries me. A single (good) hacker could probably
> do it. But add 3 more people and you've got problems....

  One single good hardware hacker, one single good software hacker (you need
software to prove the thing works by blinking all the blinking lights) and
two grunts to grab tools and Coke. But by no means let them near the
equipment or assemblers 8-)

  -spc (So what's the problem 8-P
Received on Wed Jul 25 2001 - 20:50:07 BST