Since its introduction in January of 1984, 2600 has been a unique source of information for readers with a strong sense of curiosity and an affinity for technology. The articles in 2600 have been consistently fascinating and frequently controversial. Over the past couple of decades the magazine evolved from three sheets of loose-leaf paper stuffed into an envelope (readers "subscribed" by responding to a notice on a popular BBS frequented by hackers and sending in a SASE) to a professionally produced quarterly magazine. At the same time, the creators' anticipated audience of "a few dozen people tied together in a closely knit circle of conspiracy and mischief" grew to a global audience of thousands of subscribers. Emmanuel Goldstein collects some of the strongest, most interesting and often controversial articles, chronicling milestone events and technology changes that have occurred for the last 24 years from the hacker’s perspective.



New features of this Collector’s Edition:

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Jacketed cloth with foil-stamped cloth under the jacket
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Added front matter: names of the contributors/authors of all the articles in the collection (some were named, but others formerly anonymous want to be named now)
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Praise pages for the original edition
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Bound in CD with the best of the author’s Off the Hook Radio Shows
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Single sheet first-page insert with sequential number for each book in the run (like having a “numbered” piece of art)
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High quality paper stock
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BIG BONUS: Full color trifold panel poster pullout of the covers from all issues of Hacker Quarterly