The Kids are Alright: Teenage Computer Nerds in New Jersey were Hacking Before the PC or the Internet
Abstract
IN LATE APRIL OF 1968, a computer conference in Atlantic City, N.J., got off to a rocky start. A strike by telephone operators prevented exhibitors from linking their terminals to off-site computers, as I union-sympathetic workers refused to wire up the necessary connections. Companies' displays were effectively dead.
Fields of Study & Subjects
History of Computing Technologies
Cybernetics and Technology in Society
Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis
Publication details
- Journal / source
- IEEE Spectrum
- Volume
- 63
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 46–52
- Publication date
- 1 February 2026
- Language
- EN