Appendices

A - Hacker Folklore

The Meaning of `Hack'

TV Typewriters

A Story About `Magic'

A Selection of AI Koans

OS and JEDGAR

The Story of Mel, a Real Programmer

B - A Portrait of J. Random Hacker

• General Appearance
• Dress
• Reading Habits
• Other Interests
• Physical Activity and Sports
• Education
• Things Hackers Detest and Avoid
• Food
• Politics
• Gender and Ethnicity
• Religion
• Ceremonial Chemicals
• Communication Style
• Geographical Distribution
• Sexual Habits
• Personality Characteristics
• Weaknesses of the Hacker Personality
• Miscellaneous

C - Bibliography

• Gödel, Escher, Bach
• Illuminatus!
• The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
• The Tao of Programming
• Hackers
• The Devil's DP Dictionary
• The Devouring Fungus
• The Soul of a New Machine
• Life with UNIX
• True Names ... and Other Dangers
• Cyberpunk
• Technobabble
• The Cuckoo's Egg