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Hackers: Wizards of the Electronic Age

Hackers: Wizards of the Electronic Age

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All interviews in this documentary were shot over a long weekend at a 1984 hacker conference by the Whole Earth Catalog editors Stewart Brand and Kevin Kelley in Sausalito, California. The event itself (the hacker conference) was inspired by Steven Levy's classic book "Hackers - Heroes of the Computer Revolution"

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Budget

$--

Revenue

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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

26 mins

Rating

6.8/10

Release Date

01 January 1984

Country

United States of America

Cast

Bill Atkinson

Bill Atkinson

Bruce Baumgart

Bruce Baumgart

Stewart Brand

Stewart Brand

Bill Budge

Bill Budge

Doug Carlston

Doug Carlston

Steve Wozniak

Steve Wozniak

Tony Russomanno

Tony Russomanno

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