
Code 2600
Documentary
Overview
CODE 2600 documents the rise of the Information Technology Age as told through the events and people who helped build and manipulate it.
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Julia Concolino
Julia Concolino
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Julia Concolino
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Lorrie Cranor
Lorrie Cranor
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Lorrie Cranor
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Jennifer Granick
Jennifer Granick
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Jennifer Granick
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Phil Lapsley
Phil Lapsley
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Phil Lapsley
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Gideon Lenkey
Gideon Lenkey
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Gideon Lenkey
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Eric Michaud
Eric Michaud
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Eric Michaud
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Jeff Moss
Jeff Moss
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Jeff Moss
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Marcus Ranum
Marcus Ranum
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Marcus Ranum
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Vartan Sarkissian
Vartan Sarkissian
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Vartan Sarkissian
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Bruce Schneier
Bruce Schneier
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Bruce Schneier
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