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From: neal@denelcor.UUCP (Neal Weidenhofer)
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Subject: Re: Hacker.  A definition.
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Date: Wed, 8-Feb-84 19:26:09 EST
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Posted: Wed Feb  8 19:26:09 1984
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>On the flip side of the issue, I have always thought that "hacker" in the
>original computerese sense of the word was a pejorative term, meaning one who
>was obsessed with machines, often to the exclusion of people (superficial
>socializing with those who are also obsessed with machines does not count as
>really relating to people!).

This is all true except that it's not regarded as pejorative.

			Regards,
				Neal Weidenhofer
				Denelcor, Inc.
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