Hackers Crackers Pirates and Phreaks

<i>Hackers Crackers Pirates and Phreaks</i> 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.<br><br>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.<br><br>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.<br><br>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.