J. Random Hacker

jargon /J rand'm hak'r/ MIT jargon for a mythical figure;

the archetypal hacker nerd.

This may originally have been inspired by "J. Fred Muggs", a

show-biz chimpanzee whose name was a household word back in

the early days of TMRC, and was probably influenced by

J. Presper Eckert (one of the co-inventors of the electronic

computer).

See random, Suzie COBOL.

(1996-10-16)