[XCSSA] "History of Hacking" Series on YouTube

[xcssa@xcssa.org]

I had somehow missed this Discovery series when it came out.

Part I: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xWLCM2GvjJg&mode=related&search=
Part II: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t2vSjwKDJ_A&mode=related&search=
Part III: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uK_GMUKbgc0&mode=related&search=
Part IV: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MSyreHXGhbQ&mode=related&search=
Part V: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7q9BQg5UX04&mode=related&search=
Part VI: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mxkp4L9Tg6E&mode=related&search=

Lot of good historical info on the early phreaking scene, blue boxing, how the 
phreaking crowd and Captain Crunch inspired the creation of the first Apple 
Computer, etc.  I didn't realize how small of a community is was in the 
pre-80's (I got into computers in '81).

For example, I hadn't known about Bill Gate's early head butting with the 
famous Home Brew Computer Club back in the day over their "free and open 
ways"...  an echo of Microsoft's stance today against open source and the 
free/libre information ethos.

Tweeks