The best of 2600 - Emmanuel Goldstein

"? The Best of 2600: A Hacker Odyssey is an important, amazing book that tells the story of these kids and adults as they explore a new frontier."
?John Baichtal, Wired Blog, August, 2008

"As a one–time contributor, I am stoked!"
?Cory Doctorow, BoingBoing

"This should be a history book for CS students."
?Amazon reviewer

"If you are looking for a collection of the best essays from three decades . . . providing a representative and thorough look at the emerging issues in hacking over time, you've got yourself a new bible."
?Donationcoder.com

Trailblazing tales from technology's most colorful, controversial publication

They hack because they can. Their exploits have changed technology, and their stories have filled the pages of 2600: The Hacker Quarterly since 1984. Following the hacker's code of freely sharing information, this Collector's Edition documents 24 years of controversial, cutting–edge technological adventures that have changed history. For example:

• Hacking an election

• An American Express phone story

• The world vs. Kevin Mitnick

• How to track any UK GSM mobile phone

• A pirate radio primer

• Simplex locks ? so simple to break

• A hacker in Iraq

• The saga of Bernie S

• All the details about DeCSS

• Hacking Google Adwords

Collector's Edition includes

• The best of Off the Hook on CD

• A full author list

• Full–color poster featuring every 2600 cover through Autumn 2008

Each copy is individually numbered