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Introduction. <p><b>I The 1980s: In the Beginning.</b></p> <p>1 Stories and Adventures.</p> <p>2 The Last Days of Ma Bell.</p> <p>3 New Toys to Play With.</p> <p>4 The Early Days of the Net.</p> <p>5 Corporate History.</p> <p>6 Raids.</p> <p>7 The Hacker Philosophy.</p> <p><b>II The 1990s: The World Discovers Hackers.</b></p> <p>8 Pop Culture and the Hacker World.</p> <p>9 The Computer Revolution.</p> <p>10 Learning to Hack Other Things.</p> <p>11 More Hacker Stories and Adventures.</p> <p>12 The Changing of the Telephone.</p> <p>13 Hackers and the Law.</p> <p><b>III 2000 and Beyond: A Changing Landscape.</b></p> <p>14 The Lawsuits.</p> <p>15 Still More Hacker Stories.</p> <p>16 A New Era of Telephony.</p> <p>17 Retail Hacking.</p> <p>18 Toys of the 21st Century.</p> <p>Index.</p>

<p>Emmanuel Goldstein first became enchanted with the computer during his high school days in the late '70s. His infatuation soon got him into trouble as he discovered he could access things he shouldn't. A few years and an FBI raid later, he cofounded 2600: The Hacker Quarterly as an outlet for stories and tutorials from hackers around the world.</p> <p>Since 1988, Goldstein has hosted Off the Hook, a hacker-themed radio talk show airing on WBAI FM in New York City. The seven HOPE (Hackers On Planet Earth) conferences he has organized since 1994 have drawn thousands of attendees from points around the globe. Goldstein served as technical consultant for the 1995 feature film Hackers, and has testified before Congress on the issue of hacking and where the threat actually lies.</p> <p>To this day, Emmanuel Goldstein has never taken a course in computers.</p>

<p>"? The Best of 2600: A Hacker Odyssey is an important, amazing book that tells the story of these kids and adults as they explore a new frontier."<br /> —John Baichtal, Wired Blog, August, 2008</p> <p>"As a one-time contributor, I am stoked!"<br /> —Cory Doctorow, BoingBoing</p> <p>"This should be a history book for CS students."<br /> —Amazon reviewer</p> <p>"If you are looking for a collection of the best essays from three decades . . . providing a representative and thorough look at the emerging issues in hacking over time, you've got yourself a new bible."<br /> —Donationcoder.com</p> <p>Trailblazing tales from technology's most colorful, controversial publication</p> <p>They hack because they can. Their exploits have changed technology, and their stories have filled the pages of 2600: The Hacker Quarterly since 1984. Following the hacker's code of freely sharing information, this Collector's Edition documents 24 years of controversial, cutting-edge technological adventures that have changed history. For example:</p> <ul> <li> <p>Hacking an election</p> </li> <li> <p>An American Express phone story</p> </li> <li> <p>The world vs. Kevin Mitnick</p> </li> <li> <p>How to track any UK GSM mobile phone</p> </li> <li> <p>A pirate radio primer</p> </li> <li> <p>Simplex locks — so simple to break</p> </li> <li> <p>A hacker in Iraq</p> </li> <li> <p>The saga of Bernie S</p> </li> <li> <p>All the details about DeCSS</p> </li> <li> <p>Hacking Google Adwords</p> </li> </ul> <p>Collector's Edition includes</p> <ul> <li> <p>The best of Off the Hook on CD</p> </li> <li> <p>A full author list</p> </li> <li> <p>Full-color poster featuring every 2600 cover through Autumn 2008</p> </li> </ul> <p>Each copy is individually numbered</p>

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