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See also: Hacker

In home computing, a hacker is a person putting software or hardware of their system to the extreme. It includes building, rebuilding, modifying and creating software (software cracking, demo scene) and electronic hardware (hardware hacking, modding) either to make it better, faster, give added features or to make it do something it was never intended to do. Software cracking is the modification of Software to remove protection methods Copy prevention, trial/demo version serial number hardware key CD check The demoscene is a Computer art Subculture that specializes in producing demos, which are non-interactive audio-visual presentations that run in Electronic hardware refers to interconnected electronic components which perform analog and/or Logic operations on received and locally stored Information Modding is a Slang expression that is derived from the verb " modify " Hobby hacking originated around the MITS Altair. The MITS Altair 8800 was a Microcomputer design from 1975 based on the Intel 8080 CPU and sold as a mail-order kit through advertisements in

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Another type of hacker is one who creates novel hardware modifications. At the most basic end of this spectrum are those who make frequent changes to the hardware in their computers using standard components, or make semi-cosmetic themed modifications to the appearance of the machine. This type of Hacker modifies his/her computer for performance needs and/or attractiveness. These changes often include adding memory, storage or LEDs and cold cathode tubes for light effects. These people often show off their talents in contests, and many enjoy LAN parties. A LAN party is a temporary sometimes spontaneous gathering of people together with their computers which they network together primarily for the purpose of playing multiplayer At the more advanced end of the hardware hackers are those who modify hardware (not limited to computers) to expand capabilities; this group blurs into the culture of hobbyist inventors and professional electronics engineering. An inventor is a person who creates or discovers a new method form device or other useful means An example of such modification includes the addition of TCP/IP Internet capabilities to a number of vending machines and coffee makers during the late 1980's and early 1990's. The Internet Protocol Suite (commonly TCP/IP) is the set of Communications protocols used for the Internet and other similar networks The Internet is a global system of interconnected Computer networks A vending machine is a machine that provides various snacks beverages and other products to consumers CoFFEE is an Open source Software for computer supported collaborative learning (CSCL in a digital classroom

Hackers who have the ability to write circuit-level code, device drivers, firmware, low-level networking, (and even more impressively, using these techniques to make devices do things outside of their spec sheets), are typically in very high regard among hacker communities. In computing a device driver or software driver is a Computer program allowing higher-level computer programs to interact with a Hardware device In Computing, firmware is a computer program that is Embedded in a hardware device for example a Microcontroller. This is primarily due to the difficulty and enormous complexity of this type of work, and the electrical engineering knowledge required to do so.

Hardware hacking

Hardware hacking can consist of either making new hardware, or simply modifying old hardware (known as "modding"). Real hardware hackers perform novel and perhaps dangerous modifications to hardware, to make it suit their needs.

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