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53 lines
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THE HISTORY OF PHREAKING
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FROM 2600......
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DID YOU KNOW THAT PHREAKING STARTED
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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
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PLACED IN THE FAMOUS CEREAL.
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UNFORTUNATELY (NOT FOR US),THE WHISTLE
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GENERATED 2,600 CYCLE-TONE, DUDE! A
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YOUNG MAN WHO JUST ENTERED THE USAF
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AS A RADIO TECH., WAS FASCINATED WHEN
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HE DISCOVERED THAT BLOWING THE WHISTLE
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INTO THE FONE AFTER DIALING ANY LONG-
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DISTANCE # AND HEAING THE DISCONNECT
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SIGNAL, THE TRUNK WOULD REMAIN OPEN
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WITHOUT TOLL CHARGES ACCOUNTING, AND
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THEN ON, ANY NUMBER COULD BE DIALED
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REPEATEDLY. 800 #'S (INWATS) , WERE
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LATER USED AS THE STARTER CALL TO
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AVOID ANY CHARGES. HE USED THIS TO
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CALL HOME WHILE STATIONED IN ENGLAND.
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THE CAP'N PRACTICED FOR YEARS. HE
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REPORTEDLY WOULD PLACE CALLS AROUND
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THE WORLD TO HIMSELF.
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HE WOULD THEN TALK AND HERE HIMSELF
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20 SEC. LATER. HE WENT ON TO
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DISCOVER THE OPERATOR CODES INCLUDING
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AUTO-RELAY (OPERATOR INTERUPT, OR
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VERIFY BUSY).
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THUS, EAVESDROPPING IN CONVERSATIONS.
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HE CLAIMED TO LISTEN IN ON THE
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FOLLOWING: 1. PRES. OF THE USA 2. FBI
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WHEN IT WAS AFTER PATTY HEARST 3. THE
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SECT. OF DEFENSE 4. AND VARIOUS
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MILITARY BASES THRU AUTOVON.
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CAP'N CRUNCH WAS THRUST INTO THE
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SPOTLITE WITH AN ARTICLE IN ESQUIRE.
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THE TERM "BLUE BOX" CAME ABOUT BECAUSE
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THE FIRST ONE THAT WAS CAPTURED WAS
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THAT COLOR. THE CAP'N SOON WENT BEYOND
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THE SIMPLE WHISTLE TO MORE COMPLICATED
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DEVICES.
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