J. Random Hacker
/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)