After a few years, the conference tried one year at what has become known as the MacHack from Hell. Rather than being held in a vibrant or popular location, the first MacHacks were held in the Holidome in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Hacks that were perceived as having some utility value were penalized. The best-received hacks were those developed on-site during the three-day conference, and those that embodied both remarkable technical skill and utter impracticality. Hacks were presented in a raucous Friday night show and recognized at a Saturday banquet. The focus of the conference was less on attending sessions and more on developing "hacks": displays of programming, scripting, configuration, or other techie prowess. ![]() Keynotes were generally delivered at midnight. ![]() ![]() The conference was atypical of computer conferences in many ways.
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