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UNISALENTO991003260729707536 |
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Titolo |
Hardware hacking [electronic resource] : have fun while voiding your warranty / Joe Grand, [technical editor] ; Ryan Russell, [contributor] ; and featuring Kevin D. Mitnick, technical reviewer ; foreword by Andrew "Bunnie" Huang |
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Rockland, MA : Syngress Pub., c2004. |
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Descrizione fisica |
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xxxvii, 537 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Grand, Joe.author |
Russell, Ryan, 1969- |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Microcomputers - Maintenance and repair |
Microcomputers - Upgrading |
Computer input-output equipment |
Computer hackers |
Reverse engineering |
Electronic books. |
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Formato |
Risorsa elettronica |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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"If I had this book 10 years ago, the FBI would never have found me!" -- Kevin Mitnick This book has something for everyone---from the beginner hobbyist with no electronics or coding experience to the self-proclaimed "gadget geek." Take an ordinary piece of equipment and turn it into a personal work of art. Build upon an existing idea to create something better. Have fun while voiding your warranty! Some of the hardware hacks in this book include: * Don't toss your iPod away when the battery dies! Don't pay Apple the $99 to replace it! Install a new iPod battery yourself without Apple's "help" * An Apple a day! Modify a standard Apple USB Mouse into a glowing UFO Mouse or build a FireWire terabyte hard drive and custom case * Have you played Atari today? Create an arcade-style Atari 5200 paddle controller for your |
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favorite retro videogames or transform the Atari 2600 joystick into one that can be used by left-handed players * Modern game systems, too! Hack your PlayStation 2 to boot code from the memory card or modify your PlayStation 2 for homebrew game development * Videophiles unite! Design, build, and configure your own Windows- or Linux-based Home Theater PC * Ride the airwaves! Modify a wireless PCMCIA NIC to include an external antenna connector or load Linux onto your Access Point * Stick it to The Man! Remove the proprietary barcode encoding from your CueCat and turn it into a regular barcode reader * Hack your Palm! Upgrade the available RAM on your Palm m505 from 8MB to 16MB Includes hacks of today's most popular gaming systems like Xbox and PS/2. Teaches readers to unlock the full entertainment potential of their desktop PC. Frees iMac owners to enhance the features they love and get rid of the ones they hate. |
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