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:Hacker Folklore:
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This appendix contains several legends and fables that illuminate the
meaning of various entries in the lexicon.

The Meaning of Hack

and three famous ones

TV Typewriters

A Tale of Hackish Ingenuity

A Story About Magic

By Guy Steele

Some AI Koans

Wit and Wisdom of the Masters

OS and JEDGAR

Intrigue and mayhem under ITS

The Story of Mel

One of hackerdom's great myths