THE CRACKERS is a new two-part book series set in Europe and the USA in the 1980s and 1990s decades. Unlike previous works on perhaps the most controversial topic of the disk era, this book doesn't try to have an answer for everything, rather it raises questions: on law & justice, digital freedoms & boundaries, industry practice, hacker ideology, reverse engineering, cracker ethos, copyright, freedom of the press, freedom of the digital, club & scene mentality, product promotion, software development & quality, gameplay, youth empowerment, crime, software distribution... and much more.
Since the creative process got its start in the summer of 2020, the concept has continuously evolved. THE CRACKERS will not only deliver an eye-opening narrative on a hitherto barely discussed topic of our youth, but also aims to provide all retro-interested people with an artful and dramatic insight into the conspiratorial teenage connections of the floppy disk era. In doing so, we have worked hard to illuminate the topic of software piracy from as many sides as possible. Now, for a limited time, you can pre-order the first tome with a 15% discount. The Power Pack+ includes the Indiegogo goodies.
We rewind you far back and forward. In doing so, the story moves through a dynamic time capsule. We stop at the players, the makers, the sellers. Then with the hackers and crackers, swappers and coders. With the digital artists. We look deep underground and dig even deeper into the encryption and decryption enthusiasm of a fascinating digital age, where copy protection was the pastime of many young students. The reader learns how it all began in Silicon Valley, with its incredible head start in digital developments, and how Europe could become a headquarters for illegal software distribution...
The Crackers vol. 1
1 × THE CRACKERS // volume 1
1 × Bookmark
High Quality book printing
English Hardback Edition
170 x 230 mm portrait format
Offset printing, 120 raster
320+ colour pages
135 gr/m² semi-matt paper
Surface sealing (varnished pages)
Special cover refinement
Made in Germany
Please note: photos are used for the purpose of illustration. The number of delivered goods are listed above
30,00 €
incl. VAT, shipping costs apply
- 1,3 kg
- Available
- Pre-order (delivery in April 2021)
The Crackers vol. 1 – Power Pack+
1 × THE CRACKERS // volume 1
1 × Bookmark
POWER PACK+
2 × Cracker’s Coaster
2 × Cracker’s Delight
1 × Cracker’s Opener
1 × Cracker’s Postcards (6-pack)
1 × Volume 1 (Digital PDF)
1 × Anthology Bookmarks (3 pcs)
High Quality book printing
English Hardback Edition
170 x 230 mm portrait format
Offset printing, 120 raster
320+ colour pages
135 gr/m² semi-matt paper
Surface sealing (varnished pages)
Special cover refinement
Made in Germany
Please note: photos are used for the purpose of illustration. The number of delivered goods are listed above
40,00 €
incl. VAT, shipping costs apply
- 1,5 kg
- Available
- Pre-order (delivery in April 2021)
The Power Pack+
The Power Pack+. For only 10 euros you will receive one of three exclusive metal key rings inscribed with “Cracking is good for you!”, two coasters, a delicious surprise (Delight) and a six-pack of postcards from our new Cracktro series. In addition, the Digital Download of Breakin’ The Borders is yours. All at a special price of 28% off.
“THE CRACKERS will be an exciting and exploratory experience in the spirit of the Borders Trilogy. In it, we will look at the illegal side of computer creativity and how cracking computer games evolved as a unique contemporary phenomenon in the 80s.”
