Hackers: Computer Outlaws
★ 8 · 2001 · 60m · Documentary · History
Pains in the butt, or super heroes of the computer revolution? How about both. The documentary Hackers: Computer Outlaws takes a look at the world of hackers, from Draper to Woz to Mitnick.
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