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  3. January 2002

Re: Hackers (was: *** ADMIN: How To Ask Questions The Smart Way)

David  wrote:

<That's a result of the press getting a hold of the term. "Hacker" *WAS* a 
title of respect given
to someone who was able to make a computer do things that others could not.>

And to elaborate on that - going "back in time" there were TWO terms - "hacker" 
and "cracker"
which is the bad guy. But thanks to the media )as you note David) this has all 
been blurred and
confused and hardly anyone
realizes the difference now days. ;-)

Chuck

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