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Book Review: The Computer Underground -- Computer Hacking, Crashing,
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Pirating and Phreaking, by M. Harry.
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paperback, 257 pp., 8.5 x 11
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Loompanics, POBOX 1197, Port Townsend, WA 98368
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$14.95
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The book is organized into two parts, a general introduction, and a
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section of files that have been downloaded from underground bulletin
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board systems.
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The first section uses 50 8 and a half by 11 pages for brief
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discussion of: basics, the electronic information grid, software
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piracy, phreaking, security against computer espionage, defeating
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computer secutiry, hacking networks, and using bulletin boards.
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Included in this section is much technical information and if the
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reader doesn't know much about computers, a basic book on how computers
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work, what a bit is, etc. would be useful.
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By far the most interesting part of the book is the second
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section, which starts on page 51 and runs through page 257. The
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material in this section is, according to the author, drawn completely
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from files downloaded from underground computer bulletin board systems.
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These files are comprehensively selected and very informative.
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The basic sections are: 1. Telephony, 2. Computer Hacking, 3.
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Sample Programs, 4. Phone Numbers, and 5. Resources.
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If someone reads these appendices and cannot tell a VAX from an
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HP2000, then that person does not read English. Also, it should be
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fairly simple for someone to write their own code generator. And,
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included is a flow-chart and BASIC code for a program that will,
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according to the author, score 1 in 80 hits on DIALOG's database
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system.
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Telephony is basic hardware and a bit of human engineering stuff.
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Blue boxes, watts extenders, and other preaker basics.
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The section on Hacking includes the following files:
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Hacking VAX's UNIX
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Yet More Phun With UNIX
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Hacking COSMOS
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COSMOS/UNIX Notes
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Hacking DEC's
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Hacking ARPANET (six parts)
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Hacking RSTS
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Hacking Data General
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Hacking the HP2000
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No one should ever say that the U.S. free press has not given access to
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everything you ever wanted to know about hacking just about everything!
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And, if you wonder how other people can get into your computer system
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or steal your telephone credit card....read this book and learn just
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how simple it is!
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Reviewed by Sophie Tucker, SOURCES 408-923-7575
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Book is also available for $15 cash from:
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POBox 32878, San Jose, CA 95152.
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