Part III - Appendices

Table of Contents

• Appendix A. Hacker Folklore
  • The Meaning of ‘Hack’
  • TV Typewriters: A Tale of Hackish Ingenuity
  • A Story About ‘Magic'
  • Some AI Koans
    • Tom Knight and the Lisp Machine
    • Moon instructs a student
    • Sussman attains enlightenment
    • Drescher and the toaster
  • OS and JEDGAR
  • The Story of Mel
• Appendix B. A Portrait of J. Random Hacker
  • General Appearance
  • Dress
  • Reading Habits
  • Other Interests
  • Physical Activity and Sports
  • Education
  • Things Hackers Detest and Avoid
  • Food
  • Politics
  • Gender and Ethnicity
  • Religion
  • Ceremonial Chemicals
  • Communication Style
  • Geographical Distribution
  • Sexual Habits
  • Personality Characteristics
  • Weaknesses of the Hacker Personality
  • Miscellaneous
• Appendix C. Helping Hacker Culture Grow
• Bibliography