I'm sure that's how hacking came to be used for modifying cars, for example. And it's truly a specific example of the ad hoc, quick-and-dirty approach that we c

I'm sure that's how hacking came to be used for modifying cars, for example. And it's truly a specific example of the ad hoc, quick-and-dirty approach that we call computer hacking. Long before personal computers, I was hacking on stuff. Explosives, rockets, guns, and whatever else my tween mind got curious about. I honestly don't remember when I heard the term "hacker". But in the early 60s, I was aware of Caltech ratfuckers vs MIT hackers. And I'm pretty sure that I'd heard the term "hacker" in the NYC area. But not specifically about computers. More about mechanical stuff. And not about telephones either. That was phreaking. Phracking came later.