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From: cem@intelca.UUCP (Chuck McManis)
Newsgroups: net.micro,net.college
Subject: The New Hack(er)s
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Date: Thu, 15-Nov-84 19:31:46 EST
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Posted: Thu Nov 15 19:31:46 1984
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Actually their seems to be a large number (relative here) who are discovering
that for a small amount of money, say <$500 they can get a complete CP/M system
with several "hacking" enhancements. These same people are still actively
developing tools and new and more unusual operating systems for the critters
and are sharing these ideas with others over BBS's across the country. If
there were a program for "mail" ala UUCP for these boxes and some generic
funding agency, like the current company/university to pay the phone bills
then this stuff would take off. I would venture to guess however that they
go one better and use amateur(sp?) radio and get a better network than Usenet.
Cheaper too. I don't think anyone will get rich off of this group of people
but there seems to be a niche here that could probably keep someone comfortable.


--Chuck

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