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MIT Lab Hackers
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IBM 704
Peter Samson in the Winter of his freshman year at MIT wondering around Building 26 in search for hardware discovers the EAM room which holds the IBM 704 computer. This computer was known as the "Hulking Giant." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IBM_704 levy, Steven, Hackers, E-Book ed, O'Reilly, 2010 -
First Hacker Escapades
After discovering the computer, he discovered the computer worked via a punch card machine called the 407. He grabbed a few of his Tech Model Railroad Club friends, and they began programming/hacking the computer. levy, Steven, Hackers, E-Book ed, O'Reilly, 2010 -
IBM 709
In early 1959, the IBM 704 was soon upgraded to the IBM 709. During this time, some of the hackers were allowed to push buttons on the 709 and even spent many early mornings with the machine. levy, Steven, Hackers, E-Book ed, O'Reilly, 2010 -
Ping Pong
With the 704, some of the programmers for the machine, along with a few others and a teacher, wrote a program that was essentially Ping-Pong. Thus the first video game was created, but the first version of Ping-Pong to be commercially available didn't come for another decade or more. levy, Steven, Hackers, E-Book ed, O'Reilly, 2010 -
TX-0
The lab receives a new computer, but this one does not use punch cards. It used what was called a "Flexowriter", that was like a typewriter to input data. This new machine awed the hackers. They were also able to sit there while the program was run, rather than it taking an extended amount of time with the 709. levy, Steven, Hackers, E-Book ed, O'Reilly, 2010 -
Hacker Ethic
With the TX-0, came a culture that developed a ethic, named the "Hacker Ethic". levy, Steven, Hackers, E-Book ed, O'Reilly, 2010 -
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Golden Age of Hacking
During this time, the hackers spent most of their time on the 9th floor of Tech Square. The art, playstyle, and culture that developed with the TX-0 and PDP-6, really had the hackers absorbed into the life and creativity and they all developed their software and found ways of improvement each others code. levy, Steven, Hackers, E-Book ed, O'Reilly, 2010 -
PDP-1
In the Summer of 1961, the PDP-1 was delivered to MIT and it changed computing forever. This arrival also caused a bit of a rivalry between the hackers of the PDP1 and the hackers of the TX-0. levy, Steven, Hackers, E-Book ed, O'Reilly, 2010 -
Spacewar
With the PDP-1, the game Spacewar was eventually created by the hackers. Though it went through a few different stages, since the hackers believed in Open-Sourced software, they each took a version of Spacewar and added their coding to it, to make improvements. levy, Steven, Hackers, E-Book ed, O'Reilly, 2010 -
PDP-6
Built by DEC, the PDP-6 was considered he absolute right thing for the hackers, and was considered at heart, the hacker's machine. levy, Steven, Hackers, E-Book ed, O'Reilly, 2010 -
Robot Arm
The hackers had worked on a project on the PDP-6, that the computer - using a mechanical arm - could catch a ball. levy, Steven, Hackers, E-Book ed, O'Reilly, 2010 -
Community Memory
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Popular Electronics
The finished prototype of an add-on device for the Altair would be on the cover of Popular Electronics. The device would connect the Altair to a color television. -
Apple I
The Apple I was introduced to the world. levy, Steven, Hackers, E-Book ed, O'Reilly, 2010 -
Tiny BASIC
In 1976 the best example of an organic process for interpreters came with the proliferation of "Tiny BASIC". levy, Steven, Hackers, E-Book ed, O'Reilly, 2010 -
Altair BASIC
The hunger and growth for the Altair grew to the point, and the outcry for Altair BASIC was overwhelming. levy, Steven, Hackers, E-Book ed, O'Reilly, 2010 -
Apple II
The Apple II was introduced to the world, but it came after Steve Wozniak spent time with the Homebrew group and it's fertile atmosphere. levy, Steven, Hackers, E-Book ed, O'Reilly, 2010