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"I have donated my book "Underground" to Project Gutenberg's collection in memory of my great aunt, Lucie Palmer. Lucie was an explorer, a naturalist, a keen undersea diver and above all a gifted painter. In the last years of her life, she lost her vision due to macular degeneration. She could no longer do her beloved undersea paintings. But, while she could not travel in person, she continued to travel in her mind through books for the vision impaired. I hope you enjoy your journey to another world as much as she did. -- From Suelette Dreyfus, Author, Underground"
Underground -- Hacking, madness and obsession on the electronic frontier.
By Suelette Dreyfus with Research by Julian Assange.
`Gripping, eminently readable.. Dreyfus has uncovered one of this country's best kept secrets and in doing so has created a highly intense and enjoyable read' -- Rolling Stone
www.underground-book.com
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First Published 1997 by Mandarin; a part of Reed Books Australia; 35 Cotham Road, Kew 3101.
a subsidiary of Random House books Australia.
a division of Random House International Pty Limited.
Copyright (c) 1997, 2001 Suelette Dreyfus & Julian Assange.
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Printed and bound in Australia by Australian Print Group.
National Library of Australia.
cataloguing-in-publication data:
Dreyfus, Suelette.
Underground: tales of hacking, madness & obsession on the electronic frontier.
Bibliography:
ISBN number 1 86330 595 5
1. Computer hackers--Australia--Biography. 2. Computer crimes--Australia. 3. Computer security--Australia. I. Assange, Julian. II. Title.
364.1680922
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Preface to the electronic edition.
Why would an author give away an unlimited number of copies of her book for free? That's a good question. When `Underground''s researcher, Julian Assange, first suggested releasing an electronic version of the book on the Net for free, I had to stop and think about just that question.
I'd spent nearly three years researching, writing