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April 2, 2012

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2600 Magazine: The Hacker Quarterly
 
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2600 Magazine: The Hacker Quarterly [Kindle Edition]

by 2600 Enterprises
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The color Kindle edition of 2600 Magazine: The Hacker Quarterly is now available on the Kindle Reading App for your iPad, iPhone and Android devices. Download issues at no extra cost from Archived Items.

2600 Magazine is the world's foremost journal on computer hacking and technological manipulation and control. Published by hackers since 1984, 2600 is a true window into the minds of some of today's most creative and intelligent people. The de facto voice of a new generation, this publication has its finger on the pulse of the ever-changing digital landscape. Available for the first time in a digital edition, 2600 continues to bring unique voices to an ever growing international community interested in privacy issues, computer security, and the digital underground.

Kindle Magazines are fully downloaded onto your Kindle so you can read them even when you're not wirelessly connected.This magazine does not necessarily reflect the full print content of the publication.

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  • Publisher: 2600 Enterprises (December 23, 2011)
  • Sold by: Amazon Digital Services
  • Language: English
  • ASIN: B004GB1WF6
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #106 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)
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59 of 62 people found the following review helpful
Everyone should be aware of the following line for the Kindle edition:

""The seven most recent issues delivered are saved on your Kindle. Older issues are automatically deleted for your convenience.""

Make sure you understand line 2, ""Older issues are automatically deleted for your convenience.""

NOT very convenient.
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39 of 42 people found the following review helpful
2600 in my Pants January 10, 2011
I'm generally not a fan of the magazine format since I discovered the convenience of RSS feeds years ago, but 2600 is something that I still find I need and want. I've been reading 2600 for 16 years now and it's a magazine that gets better with each passing year. 2600 is full of information, not advertisements, and the articles are always entertaining and useful. Best of all, 2600 actually lowered the price of their Kindle subscriptions, compared to the price of their paper edition. Most other publishers think we should pay the same price even though they no longer have to pay for printing or delivery of the paper versions, so thanks for being honest, 2600, and not just pocketing the extra money for yourselves. 2600 will be the only magazine I'll ever subscribe to on my Kindle, which should tell you how awesome they are.
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18 of 19 people found the following review helpful
I've been a reader of 2600 and attendee to my local meeting for years. I assume most people coming to this page already know what 2600 is at its core, so I'll only briefly mention that.

2600 is The Hacker Quarterly, meaning four times a year you get a nice collection of brief articles covering a wide range of hacker related topics, from computer security to telephone systems and "hacking the human brain" to political freedom issues, and everything in between. It's primarily user written content, so while the editors keep the quality up, the topics change drastically from issue to issue. You may find one issue fantastic cover to cover, to only skim through a few articles in the next issue. That said, if you're into technology in general it's the best periodical out there.

Now, specifically to address the Kindle release, I'm very pleasantly surprised. The text transitions well as you may expect, as does the general layout, probably due to the physical size of the magazine being more inline with the Kindle's screen size than most magazines. 2600 also includes the entirety of each issue in the Kindle edition, rather than a subset of content as some other Kindle magazines do. They've also priced the Kindle subscription very reasonably, under half what you'll pay grabbing it from your local book store or even subscribing to the physical magazine.

The only sore point I can bring up is the graphics. This isn't a huge problem as 2600 has never been big in that area. You'll lose the color of the front cover, telephone shots, etc., and occasionally the random logo or diagram, while readable, will lose some fidelity. I haven't seen 2600 on the Kindle for PC/iPad etc. apps, so I can't comment on their quality there. Source core is faithfully reproduced though, which is a much larger part of 2600's appeal, at least to me.

In the end, 2600 has made a very smooth transition into the digital realm. The content is complete and formatted well, the pricing is very fair, and overall as much as I like the physical copy in my hand, going forward I'm going digital.
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Definitely a magazine with wealth of informatrion
2600 is a no nonsense magazine. It has tons of useful information and highly technical. If you want to learn things and how technology works and behind the scenes, this is highly... Read more
Published 2 months ago by rpv
Virtually Nothing Lost
If you are already a fan of 2600, at 99 cents an issue, it is unbeatable with little to nothing lost in the Kindle edition. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Kip C. Anderson
2600 on kindle
I discovered 2600 by accident while browsing on kindle subscriptions last summer. I tried it, and now I am just addicted to it. Read more
Published 4 months ago by BLB
2600 Great! - But the Digital Subscription has Problems
I love 2600. But have had nothing but problems with the subscription on Kindle for iPad. Old issues dissapear, then come back. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Jim Roberts
Excellent
Simply a great magazine for those interested in computer science, computer engineering, electronics, etc. Highly recommended as this is material you will not find anywhere else.
Published 5 months ago by Brad Potts
Great quality content, nicely ported to the Knidle
Thanks to Amazon I've discovered this extraordinary magazine. It has really good content, well written, and aimed for the technology enthusiast (and hackers of course). Read more
Published 5 months ago by Franco E. Martinez
Great content that, as Amazon does it is a PITA
In addition to erasing back issues on your device, as soon as the NEW issue comes out you will NOT have access to the issue that started your subscription. Read more
Published 5 months ago by Leo of BORG
Kindle Touch rendering is superb
I first subscribed to 2600 on my DX and magazine browsing in general (not just on 2600) leaves a bit to be desired, especially in terms of sifting through the table of contents. Read more
Published 5 months ago by G. Jaouen
The best magazine there is
When 2600 revealed they were going to be available on Kindle, I was skeptical... But I've subscribed digitally ever since 2600 started the Kindle offering, and the medium is just... Read more
Published 6 months ago by Meg
Not What You Think!
I've been reading 2600 in print since Hectir was a pup. It's not easy to find on newsstands, so I used to buy it at Border's. Obviously, that didn't work any more. Read more
Published 6 months ago by Harl Delos
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