Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hackers:_Heroes_of_the_Computer_Revolution

Release date is 1996-11-01

"Hackers, Heroes of the Computer Revolution. Chapters 1 and 2" by Steven Levy is a book published in 1984. It chronicles the emergence of hacker culture, from MIT's early mainframe pioneers to hardware builders and game creators. Levy explores the Hacker Ethic—principles centered on open information and knowledge sharing—while tracing pivotal moments like the creation of Spacewar!, the Altair 8800, and the Homebrew Computer Club. He profiles influential figures who shaped computing's evolution during its formative years. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

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