Hackers is a classic documentary about the midnight programmers who created the personal computer revolution, as a labor of love. This documentary was produced and directed by Fabrice Florin in 1985, to give tribute to these unsung heroes, from the first MIT hackers to popular Silicon Valley inventors, through interviews with twelve computer pioneers: Steve Wozniak, designer of the Apple II; Bill Atkinson and Andy Hertzfeld, designers of the Macintosh; Homebrew Computer Club leader Lee Felsenstein; MIT hackers Richard Stallman and Richard Greenblatt; and many more. All interviews were shot at the first Hackers Conference, over a long week-end in 1984, in Gerbode Valley, California. The event was hosted by Whole Earth Catalog editors Stewart Brand and Kevin Kelly, and was inspired by Steven Levy s classic book Hackers Heroes of the Computer Revolution. This historic gathering brought together for the first time several generations of hardware and software designers, who collectively changed the world we live in. Learn more at fabriceflorin.com
A look at one of our most fascinating sub-cultures. -- Wall Street Journal, April 17, 1986<br
\><br \>A pleasant peek into the hearts, minds and keyboards
of the ultratalented computerniks who spawned the personal computer
revolution. -- Washington Post - Michael Schrage, April 20, 1986<br \><br \>A solid, informative, byte-sized production. --Chicago Tribune - Clifford Teny , April 28, 1986
An
affectionate and enjoyable trip through the minds of some of Hackdoms
biggest successes... Hackers is television worth watching. --San Jose Mercury News - David Rosenthal, August 27, 1985
Hackers is the most charming, endearing, downright winsome documentary on public television in quite some time. --Philadelphia Daily News - David Friedman, April 25, 1986