OT: Looking for Cap'n Crunch 2600Hz whistle - test-drb@ccmp.vtda.org

2 Jun 2000

In a message dated 6/2/00 2:31:30 AM Eastern Daylight Time, foo(a)siconic.com 
writes:

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  On Fri, 2 Jun 2000, David Vohs wrote:

  > I'm sorry I can't help you find one. But I hope that you are looking for 
  > them only for their collectable value. I  think that AT&T, and any other 
  > phone company, has probably long since removed this nice little 
"feature" 
...
   > from the computers that run the lines. So if
you're looking to make some 
  > free phone calls, I don't think it will work. But then again, I don't 
work 
...

  for a phone company, so I could be completely
wrong on this.   
  C'mon, give me a break.  I don't even think the youngest of fools can be
  that naive :)

  No, this is purely for historical reasons.  I'm developing an exhibit
  around the now legendary (and now very useless) "blue box".

  Sellam      
back then, the telco used electromechanical systems which were easy to hack 
and get away with.  nowadays, it's electronic with much more automation and 
security so its harder to cover one's tracks. i think red boxes still work, 
but some COCOTs have been modifed to prevent this. 

DB Young         

hurry, hurry, step right up!  see the computers you used as a kid! 
http://members.aol.com/suprdave/classiccmp/museum.htm