Winter:  

Winter 1992-93 had a few allusions to current events in its cover.

All of the action takes place on a golf course, an apparent allusion to the "golf course analogy" that had been used to defend hackers.  The traditional "house analogy" compared hackers to burglars whereas the new "golf course analogy" compared them to mischievous trespassers who certainly could not be thought of as criminals.

In the distance, a clubhouse is seen with a "Keep Out!" sign in front of it.  A sign like that served as a blatant invitation for those with the hacker spirit.

In the foreground, a man is seen trying to take a computer away from a baby.  The computer has model number "RU 486" written on the side.  The i486 was a popular and powerful computer of the time.  However, RU-486 was also known as Mifepristone, a controversial "abortion pill" that had been in the news an awful lot.

In the background, three Secret Service agents can be seen acting as puppeteers for three security guards.  This was an obvious reference to the raid on the November 1992 2600 meeting in Washington, D.C., where security guards acting at the behest of the Secret Service harassed, searched, and detained our meeting attendees.  They were caught red-handed and a scandal ensued, the effects of which would be felt for years.

The mini-cover featured a mysterious phrase: "National Technical Means" along with an equally mysterious symbol.  The phrase pertained to verification of nuclear treaties.