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We now have several ways of staying our very first issue. And it's also been
in touch with the rest of the world. As referred to in Newsweek, although not
promised, the first official bulletin very accurate/yo Board #2 is the (entral
boards of 2600 ,llagazine are now online Office, anotner well known bulletin
with more on the way. board for hackers and phreaks. We're
We 're quite happy with what we've proud to be affiliated with these boards
started out with. The two boards are and we'd like to ask anyone else
both in area code 914, just north of,Vew interested in running a 2600 board to log
York City. Board #1 is the legendary onto these first so you can see what a
O...,'UVY, a BBS that has been talking 2600 board is all about.
about phone phreaking and computer As we've stated previously, these
hacking for longer than any other board boards are completely open to whoever
that we can remember. In fact, OSUVY calls in. ,Yo area is off limits or for
is mentioned on the very first page of "elite" users only. There are no areas of
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STAFFBOX
Editor and Publisher
Eric Corley 110
2600 (IS.)".\ 074Y·JIi51) is puhli.lhed monthh hI" 1600 Enterprises Inc .. 7 Slr<mg:- Lane. Setauket. NY II! JJ.
Sl'wn" clal.1 !i()I/aKI' l'ermitl'l'ndinK at Setauket, ,veil" York.
I'OSI"MASTER: Send address changes to 1600. P.O. Box 752. Middle Island. NY II953-D752.
" I n va l i d Switch C haracters " . The last response is n o t "masked". Thus, y o u w i l l h a v e to enter your
commonly found on Te lenet and other packet password on a separate l ine when the system
sw i tched networks, in which you may have to promp t s you for i t. The advantage of entering the
userid and password on one l i ne (especially at
spec i fy "V M " for a V M / C M S system, or "TSO" for
300 baud ) i s that you can try more userids and
an M V SITS O system . There may be o ther I B M
passwords in a shorter period of t ime while s t i l i
of
sysleills t o select fro m , or "VM" m a y n o t b e a
system. You may al so have to specify availing yourself (1f the system's generosity
has been
'lalla
lOeON VM' or j u s t 'LOGON" before the port infofTIling you whefl an rnvalid userid
Some numbers are sho",n more than once because they have been
transferred from one state to another or have been divided
for use among certain geographical locations. No ne", 700-
series railroad numbers have been issued since July 1, 1963.
These are used by credit agencies and other services ",hen
verifing birthplace, tracking do",n individials, or for use
in creating ne", identification.
REGISTRY OF
Channel 21 and 22) you ' l l see a b l ank screen as if THE 'TOP SECRET'
U.S. GOVERNMENT
there were a stat ion there . You won't hear
RADIO FREQUENCIES
anyth ing except maybe an occasional garb l ed
sound. %5 TO �70 IIIIZ
Thi s is what you do to l i sten in on phone cal ls. 8Y TOil Kl'IEITEL. KUES
Q: What III do not .ubeoftbl to unlimited ftII: .. IeIvIoI buI woutd II" to ...rtot Kong, and Taiwan. (As of November 7,
US Sprint suspended international calls
lICe." to talk 11M.?
A: You eM e'ect 10 chen.,. your toe.. MI'YtcI ft.. rate ..rvtca
to unllmn.ct
No come�1on eh.-ge appH .. II you CURWItly ,ublcrtbl to In optlonll c.tRnt INn
luch .. a.r 8t ... c.lllnq. Circle c.lllna, Melropoiltln CIIHng. to the Dominican Republic from area
eto. .. )'Our lac .. Mrvlee. Howevet', you wi. 10M 1M beMftta or __ ,... IIr
comertlng to unltrnlted net rate Mt'VIOe. codes 212 and 305.) US Sprint says by
0: How much doe. MO Blocking Service COlt?
A: Thefe 'I • monthly Ctlarge 0' one doI'ar ror MO Blocktng 8ervlD& TNI .... II In the end of the year they should handle
mdnlon to • monthty' cherge tor n.. rate ..... In )'OUt ...
over gO countries....MCI will offer
II you woukt like to order S50 Blocking ServIce or .Impty leem moN IIbout n. pi.... OIl
1 800 555-MOO, hom within Meine, MIIIUChUHtt .. N.. Hempehl", Rhode ISiend or
'lennon!. From ot her Iac..lon .. pie... cal, your New EngIw1d � ServIce
operator service in 1999 so that
""pntaent • ..,. • the IeIeJIhOM number bted on the IIemIaIIon .. ADcounI: PIlle 01
IfIt. biN. customers can use calling cards from a
MCI
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froa your ch.rl... 'or furth.r inv ••til.tion, th. entire invoice Ihould be
returned with p.,..nt to, Met Northe •• t Divi.ion lnve.til.tion. Dep.rtment
.t the above .ddr •••.
If you h.ve .ny qu •• tion. about your Mel .ccount, plea.e call:
Coa.aric.l 800-444-5555
Re.identi.l 800-444-3333
Sincerely,
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enter commands .
Privilege Classes
Password expiration
As w i t h most other opera t i n g system s , a user
Rules for passwo rd selection
must have suff ic ient p ri v i l eges i n order to
Invalidating userids for invalid password allBmpts
exec u te cert a i n commands . Every CP command
Invalidating terminals lor invalid password allBmpts
belongs to one of eight I B M def ined pri v i lege
c lasses . The CP d i rectory def i nes which users
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2600 marketplace
WA NTED : Any h acker a nd p h reaker F O R SALE : Ex- Be l l b l u e boxes, o l d a n d
softwa re for IBM compat i b l e a nd H ayes sty l i s h , m a y e v e n work ! A l so a w i d e
compat i b l e modem . If you a re se l l i n g or r a n g e of o l d B e l l comms eq u i pment.
k n ow a nyone who is, send rep l i es to Ca l l ( 5 14) 288-6731 a nd ask for R ick
M a r k H . , P . O . Box 7052, Port H u ro n , M I for deta i l s.
4830 1-7052. D O YOU HAVE o l d outdated com puter
F O R S A L E : O k i d a t a M i c r o l i n e 92 eq u i p m e n t l y i n g a ro u nd g a t h e r i n g
perso n a l p r i nter. I n c l udes m a n u a l for d u st ? Why n ot donate i t to 2600's
i n st r u ct i o n s . H a rd l y u s e d . M a ke a n g r ow i n g b u l l et i n b o a r d n etwo r k ?
offer a nd i f i t ' s reaso n a b l e, I w i l l pay S u pport freedom of speech i n you r
postag e . M att Ke l ly, 3 10 Isbe l l , H owe l l , t i m e ! Contact 2600 a t ( 5 16) 7 5 1- 2600
M 1 48843. or w r i te 2600, PO Box 7 5 2, M idd l e
S U M M ER C O N ' 8 8-com i n g to N YC . I s l a nd, NY 1195 3.
Watch t h i s space for m o re i nfo. F O R S A L E : SWT P C M o d e l C T - 8 2
TA P BAC K I S S U ES. Com p l ete set, i nte l l i g e n t v i deo term i n a l . Com p l etely
v o l . # 1 t o a n d i n c l u d i n g v o l . # 9 1, p r o g r a m m a b l e ( 15 0 s e p a r a t e
i nc l u d i ng sc h e m a t i cs a n d spec i a l f u n ct i o n s ), R S - 232C & para l le l p r i nter
reports . Copies i n good to exce l l e n t ports, f u l l ASC I I keybo a rd w/cursor
cond i t i o n . $ 5 0 . 00, n o c hecks, i n c l udes control pad, 9" P- 31 C RT w17x12 dot
postag e . T. G e n ese, 219 N. 7th Ave . , m a t r ix-u p to 92 co l u m n capa b i l ity, 32
M t . Ve rnon, N . Y . 105 50. b a u d rates to 38,400-m u c h more.
D O C U M ENTAT I O N o n e l ectro n i c and Exce l lent cond ition with fu l l
d i g ita l sw i tc h i ng system s a n d PBX's. doc u m e ntat i o n . O r ig i n a l ly $800, se l l
W i l l i n g to p u r c h a s e / t r a d e . A l s o for $125 o r best offer . Bern i e S p i nd e l ,
l ook i ng for ot h e r p a r a p h e rn a l i a s u c h a s 144 W . E a g l e R d . , S u ite 108, H averton ,
Be l l Syste m Pract ices . W r i t e to B i l l , c/o P A 19083.
2600, P.O. Box 7 5 2C, M i d d l e I s l a nd, 2600 M E ET I NGS . F r i days from 5-8
N Y 1 195 3. p m a t the C i t i co r p Center in t h e M a r ket
B L U E BOXI N G ? Let 's exc h a n g e i nfo ( l obby w h e re the tables a re )-15 3 East
o n p h o n e n u m be rs, pa rts, a n d etc. 53rd Street, N ew York C ity. Come by,
Write to : B l u e Box, P . O . Box 117003, drop off a rt i c l es, ask q uest i o n s . Ca l l
B u r l i ng a me, CA 94011, Atte n t i o n D . C . 5 16-7 5 1- 2600 for more i nfo.
F O R SALE: 8038 m u lt i - p u rpose tone GOT S O M ET H I NG TO S E Ll? Looki n g
g e n e rator c h i ps, p r i m e q u a l ity $7 . 5 0 f o r somet h i ng to b u y ? O r trade? Th i s i s
each ppd . I n c l u des com prehens ive t h e p l a ce ! T h e 2600 M a rketp lace i s
a p p l i c a t i o n s d a t a . Two c h i p s w i l l f r e e t o s u b s c r i b e r s ! J u st s e n d u s
g e n e rate a ny d u a l tone for m a t . These w h a tever y o u wa nt t o s a y (without
a re n o l o n g e r in prod u ct i o n . G et 'em m a k i ng i t too long) a n d we ' l l p r i nt i t !
wh i l e they l a st . B r u ce, P.O. Box 888, O n ly peo p l e p l ease, no b u s i nesses.
St i nson B e a c h , CA 9497 0. Address : 2600 M a r ketplace, P . O . Box
FOR SALE : Radio Shack C PA- 1ooo 99, M idd l e I s l a nd, NY 11953. I nc l ude
Pen Reg i ste r . J u st l i ke new. $7 0 . 00 . you r add ress l a be l .
J . C . D e v e n d o r f , 29261 B u c k h a v e n , Deadline for December issue : 1 2/ 5 .
Lag u n a N ig u e l , CA 92677 - 16 18.
.Q USERS
you want the 9J.1 area code added-their
0007 USERS, 0000 DIALED. 0000 NET number ;.5 800---835 -3638- so we can all
If YOLI d i d n ' t catch t h e logon message you can save on phone bi/k /1 nd keep check. ing
v i ew It aqain by for future 26(}() bulletin boards ill other
areas,
.mbj£·ct of bulletin
. Q LOGMSG
10 see wrlat rel ease oj CMS tllc system I S . While we 're the
old
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LETTERS
(COlllilllledji-ol l l lJ(Jgl' I J )
has e l i m i nated the readab i l i ty prob lems, and has
added more non-frequency information which
makes for an excel lent publ ication . I nside the
8 11z x 1 1 " , 1 9 2 - p ag e b o o k , t h e re is a n
TA P is Dead! a l phabet ical l i sting of t h e various agencies
Further delving i n to the book we f i nd that each
Dear 2600 :
agency l isting is d i v ided into sect i ons contai n i ng
C a n you te l l me i f a n e ws l e tte r
f req u en c y / f re q u e n c y use , t ransm i t t e r
s i m i l a r to you rs ca l led TA P is sti l l be i ng
l ocat ions/ cal lsigns , and , when avai lable, the
p u b l i s h e d a n d i f so, wh a t i s t h e i r various codes and slang used by the part i c u l ar
add ress? agency. ( Rawh i de w i l l arri ve at Curbside rather
D . l. than Pivot . ) A particu larly in teresting section
N ew York c o n t a i n e d the l i s t i n g s for the U . S . S e c r e t
TA P no longer exists, although back S e rv i c e . A m o n g t h e f re q u e n c y / f re q u e n c y
is s u e s a r e b e ing s o ld b y differen t c o d e n ame / f re q u e n c y u s e d a t a was a l i s t
people (check the 2600 Marketplace). c o n t a i n i n g t h e c o d e n am e s u s e d f o r t h e
presidential staff , f i rst fam i l ies , and other related
A s far as we know, 2600 is unique in
informat i o n . D i d you know that Amy Carter's
subject matter and approach, although
codename was "Dynamo" ?
there are some o t h e r h a c k in g
The Top Secret Registry is a n exce l lent book
publications-some good, some bad.
and is h ighly recommended read i ng for those
L ook for reviews in future issues. i nterested i n l i sten ing to those who are l i sten ing
In last month 's letters column, a to you . I t 's avai l ab l e for $ 1 6 . 95 from C R B
reader told us that the 8038 chip Research , P O . Box 56 , Commack , N Y 1 1 72 5 .
used in our 1 985 blue box schematic And by t h e way . . . . here are some rather ac t i ve
was n o longer a vailable . Se veral federal frequencies ( I n megahertz )
readers h a ve n otifie d us to claim Secret Service:
otherwise. We understand the chip is 1 65 . 37 5 : "Charl ie" nationwide primary channel
1 6 6 . 4 6 2 5 . "X - R a y " c o m m o n c h a n n e l f o r
obtainable through Jan eco Elec
Treasury Dept .
t r o n ic s in C a li for n i a (a sk a n y
State Department:
electronics store for their number) at
listening in
Justice Department:
a cost of around $3. 95.
409 . 625 36 . 07
4 1 1 . 025
$1 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 yea r of 2 600
$ 28 . . .. . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . yea rs of 2600
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$75 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ' . 2 ye a r c o r p o r a t e s u bsc r i pt i o n
$ 1 '1 0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 ye a r c o r p o r a t e s u bs c r i pt i o n
$25 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ove r s e a s s u b sc r i pt i o n ( 1 y e Ci r o n l y )
$55 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ove r s e a s c o r p o r a t e s u b sc r i pt i o n ( 1 yea r o n l y )
$ 2 60 . . . . I i fet l rn e s u b s c r i p t i o n ( n e v e r a g a i n w i l l w e bot h e r yo u )
B a c k i s s u e s a r e a va i l a b l e . P r i c e s a r e :
$ 2 5 . ." . . . . . . . . . . 1 9 8 4 , 1 9 8 5 , o r 1 9 8 6 i s s u e s ( 1 2 pe r y e a r )
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$ 50 . . . : . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A n y two yea rs
$ 75 . .
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( O v e r s e a s o r d e r s a d d $ 5 for e a c h ye a r o rde red )
A l l ow 4 to 6 w e e k s f o r d e l i v e r y .
Send a l l or de rs to :
2 6 00
PO B o x 752
M idd le I s l a nd , NY 1 1 953 U . S .A.
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MIdd le Island. NY 1 1 953 USA
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