Re: the myth of the teenage hacker

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From: Derek Woodlands
Date: Sat, 25 Oct 1997 00:00

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On Thu, 23 Oct 1997 13:51:58 +1300, "Darren Walsh"
<nitehawk@ihug.co.nz> wrote:

> >
> >I didn't actually say that knowing something about the CMOS makes one
> >a hacker.  And my 5% figure was just arbitrary -- I'm sure the fraction
> >of hackers in the world is well under 1%!
> >
> Well here is a cool question..... what is the definition of a hacker, what
> must they know, have done, in order to be one, and how many hackers out
> there will come out and say, hey, Im a hacker :)
> 

Actually, you will see hackers on every golf course every weekend!

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From: *nospam*kingpin@magna.com.au (Derek Woodlands)
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Date: 1997/10/25
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