www.jax2600.org We're violating the official 2600 meeting rules by holding it on 3rd Saturday, so technically you're attending a DC904 (Defcon Groups) meeting :-).
On Thu, Jul 21, 2011 at 10:09 PM, Dan Bidleman <[email protected]> wrote: > I would also like to hang out with some 2600 people if this meeting exists. > > On Thu, Jul 21, 2011 at 9:35 PM, Chad Bailey <[email protected]> > wrote: > > I was aware of the reference due to being the one that made it. I guess > what > > I meant was I made no indication that I believed this still worked. I was > > simply making a reference to the whistle because it did (and still would > if > > you could find one) generate a 2600hz tone which is the name of the > group. > > This fact is still accurate regardless of the effect of a 2600hz tone on > the > > modern day PSTN. > > On Jul 21, 2011 4:39 PM, "Jess Hires" <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Chad, > >> > >> The email subject is a reference to > >> Phreaking<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phreaking>, > >> and the first "phreaker", John Draper (aka, Captain > >> Crunch)<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Draper>. > >> He was called this due to using a toy whistle found in a Cap'n Crunch > > cereal > >> box to hack the phone systems and make free calls to anywhere. This was > >> about 30 years ago. > >> > >> I don't remember the comment last night that prompted this thread, but > I'd > >> like an invitation to whatever it is also, I'm very interested now. :) > >> > >> On Thu, Jul 21, 2011 at 12:52 PM, Chad Bailey <[email protected] > >>wrote: > >> > >>> I fail to see the relevance, but thanks for the history lesson > >>> On Jul 21, 2011 10:50 AM, "R P Herrold" <[email protected]> wrote: > >>> > On Wed, 20 Jul 2011, Chad Bailey wrote: > >>> > > >>> >> Hey guys, not sure the name of the guy who did the presentation, but > >>> >> he had mentioned another group he was trying to get going... had > >>> >> something to do with a whistle in a cereal box, or something like > >>> >> that. Mind sending me an invite for it? > >>> > > >>> > '2600' whistles have not worked for three decades to hack the > >>> > long distance network > >>> > > >>> > -- Russ herrold > >>> > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > Archive http://marc.info/?l=jaxlug-list&r=1&w=2 > RSS Feed http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.xml > Unsubscribe [email protected] > >
