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"The Intelligent phreaks choice"
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301-944-3023
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THE HISTORY OF PHREAKING
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DID YOU KNOW THAT PHREAKING STARTED FROM THE MOST UNLIKELY SOURCE......
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CAP'N CRUNCH CEREAL!
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YES, IN THE 1960'S A TOY WHISTLE WAS PLACED IN THE FAMOUS CEREAL.
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UNFORTUNATELY (NOT FOR US), THE WHISTLE GENERATED 2,600 CYCLE-TONE, DUDE! A
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YOUNG MAN WHO HAD JUST ENTERED THE USAF AS A RADIO TECH., WAS FASCINATED WHEN
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HE DISCOVERED THAT BY BLOWING THE WHISTLE INTO THE FONE AFTER DIALING ANY
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LONG-DISTANCE # AND HEAING THE DIS- CONNECT SIGNAL, THE TRUNK WOULD REMAIN OPEN
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WITHOUT TOLL CHARGES ACCOUNTING, AND FROM THEN ON, ANY NUMBER COULD BE DIALED
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REPEATEDLY. 800 #'S (INWATS) , WERE LATER USED AS THE STARTER CALL TO AVOID
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ANY CHARGES. HE USED THIS TO CALL HOME WHILE STATIONED IN ENGLAND.
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THE CAP'N PRACTICED FOR YEARS. HE REPORTEDLY WOULD PLACE CALLS AROUND THE
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WORLD TO HIMSELF. HE WOULD THEN TALK AND HERE HIMSELF 20 SEC. LATER. HE WENT
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ON TO DISCOVER THE OPERATOR CODES INCLUDING AUTO-RELAY (OPERATOR INTERUPT, OR
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VERIFY BUSY). THUS, EAVESDROPPING INTO CONVERSATIONS. HE CLAIMED TO LISTEN IN
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ON THE FOLLOWING: 1. PRES. OF THE USA 2. FBI WHEN IT WAS AFTER PATTY HEARST
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3. THE SECT. OF DEFENSE 4. AND VARIOUS MILITARY BASES THRU AUTOVON.
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(EXPLAINED IN ANOTHER VOL.)
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CAP'N CRUNCH WAS THRUST INTO THE SPOTLITE WITH AN ARTICLE IN ESQUIRE.
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THE TERM "BLUE BOX" CAME ABOUT BECAUSE THE FIRST ONE THAT WAS CAPTURED WAS
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THAT COLOR. THE CAP'N SOON WENT BEYOND THE SIMPLE WHISTLE TO MORE COMPLICATED
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DEVICES.
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THOUSANDS OF PHREAKS CHANCED UPON AN UNUSED TELEX TEST BOARD TRUNK LINE IN A
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4A SWITCHING MACHINE IN VANCOUVER. DIALING AREA CODE 604 FOLLOWED BY 2111
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PLACED YOU IN AN INTERNATIONAL PARTY LINE.
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SOON MORE SOPHISTICATED BOXES FOLLOWED. IN '77, THE PHONE COMP. INSTALLED
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THE FIRST OF THEIR MORE SOPH. EQUIP. IT HAS INCREASED THE RISK, BUT BY NO
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MEANS STOPPED IT. BELL NOW HAS A SYSTEM THAT WILL PRODUCE A RECORDED VOICE
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TELLIN YA TO STOP, RECORDS PART OF CONVERSATION, AND BILLS THE CALL TO THE
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NUMBER. THOSE NUMBERS ARE HEN PRINTED OUT WITH THE TIME AND DATE.
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BELL NOW HAS 74 CENTRALIZED TICKET INVESTIGATION (CTI). ONE OF THESE ALONE
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PERFORMS 7000 INVESTIGATIONS A DAY.
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CRUNCH WAS CAUGHT A NUMBER OF TIMES, INCLUDING A TOP SECRET MANUAL IN HIS
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CLOSET DESCRIBING THE NCIC. (NATIONAL CRIME INFORMATION CENTER: COVERED
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LATER). AFTER 3 CONVICTIONS AND A FEW YEARS IN JAIL, HE PACKED IT UP FOR A JOB
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IN A SOFTWARE COMPANY OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. BUT DO YOU BELIEVE THAT?
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SOMEWHERE, SOMETIME, I HAVE AN EERIE FEELING THAT HE IS OUT THERE. THE CAP'N
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WAS ALWAYS JUST ONE STEP IN FRONT, AND I'M SURE HE'S STILL THERE.
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SO NEXT TIME YOU BLUE BOX OR PHREAK, THINK OF THAT GUY LIVING NEXT DOOR, WHO
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KNOWS.
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***************************************
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TRIVIA
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JOE THE WHISTLER, BLIND SINCE BIRTH, WAS ABLE TO WHISTLE THE PERFECT TONES
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WITHIN THE 2% ERROR RANGE ESTABLISHED. REPORTEDLY PHREAKS WOULD CALL HIM UP TO
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TUNE THEIR BOXES. NOW WORKS FOR THE FONE COMPANY AFTER A, SHALL WE SAY, AN
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ILLUSTRIOUS CAREER.
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RECORD PHREAK
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UNKNOWN PHREAK CALLED:
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1. PRESIDENT
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2. ARMY COMMANDANT IN RUSSIA
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3. USAF SAC SQUADRON ALMOST CAUSING AN AIR ALERT.
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BIGGEST CALL I KNOW OF WAS EXECUTED BY HIM: $19,000 12 HOUR CALL TO....
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INDONESIA!
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LOOK FOR FUTURE ISSUES BROUGHT TO YOU BY THE VKR AND CRAZY PLATO.
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THE OFFICIAL PHREAK FILE OF THE '84 OLYMPICS.
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LONG LIVE MA BELL! (SARCASM)
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