Hackers Crackers Pirates and Phreaks provides a vivid first hand account of the emergence of the 1980 s global computer underground and its ultimate downfall as seen through the eyes of one of its pioneering members Follow the compelling journey of The Rebel an inquisitive 12 year old who transforms to become one of the world s most prolific software pirates by the age of 17 only to watch helplessly as his world collapsed around him In this compelling coming of age memoir George Parthimos recounts a crucial period in history where the world experienced a revolutionary online transformation one computer at a time This is a story of ordinary computer enthusiasts from all around the world whose audacious and covert exploits inadvertently shaped the Internet to what we know it today Hackers Crackers Pirates and Phreaks The Rise and Fall of the 1980 s Global Computer Underground.
