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I would argue Steve Jobs is a "hacker" more than most people here. He knew how to add circuits to modify games when he worked at Atari. Most people here can't d
by dottrap 14y ago
I would argue Steve Jobs is a "hacker" more than most people here. He knew how to add circuits to modify games when he worked at Atari. Most people here can't do that, let alone design and ship a classic game like Breakout.
http://classicgaming.gamespy.com/View.php?view=Articles.Detail&id=395 http://classicgaming.gamespy.com/View.php?view=Articles.Deta...
- shurcooL 14y agoIt's a relative term, diluted by the fact the lived many decades. I would say he was more of a hacker in his earlier days, and less of a hacker in the later days.
- aswanson 14y agoHe neither designed nor shipped 'Breakout'. He got Wozniak to design it and conned him out of the bulk of the payment. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5579311 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5579311