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Can someone explain was phrack is? Thanks.

• mapleoin 14y ago
  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phrack http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phrack
• csixty4 14y ago
  Phrack was a staple of the 1990s phreaker/hacker culture. Phreak + Hack = Phrack. It dates back to the days when you had to go to a real book store to get books and magazines, and most didn't carry a big selection of computer magazines because computers still weren't a mainstream thing yet. Sometimes you'd find Dr. Dobbs, but that was for people who wore ties to work and drew Data Flow Diagrams and drank black coffee. Mostly, you'd find fluff about the latest 486 boxes from name-brand manufacturers and reviews of the hottest CD-ROM games. 2600 ("The Hacker Quarterly") was a print magazine, but with limited distribution because carrying a "hacker" magazine was like stocking child pornography. I got all sorts of comments & questions from the people ringing up my purchase. Phrack sidestepped all that with online distribution, since the people they wanted reading it were already on the Internet and BBSs. They built a reputation for useful content and good writing. There were many imitators, but Phrack was the real deal, and I couldn't wait to get my hands on the next issue even if I barely understood half of it.