And saying "prototypical" is reaching for a specific point in time.

If I said "prototypical automobile", I can only really be talking about a Ford Model T. I couldn't be talking about a 60s Mustang, no matter their popularity/familiarity.

My friend, no. Again, words can have multiple meanings. Right now, when I highlight and define prototypical, I get the following:

"denoting the first, original, or typical form of something".

An example: "the phone emerged as the prototypical example of point-to-point communication".

The usage of "prototypical hacker" by tastyface above fits neatly in the "typical form", while you're using the "original form".