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Re:2600.network Dialup Service by riddley on Sunday March 17, 2024 @09:16PM (#39739633)
Is this where the name of the zine came from, I guess?
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Re:2600.network Dialup Service by peterleiser on Sunday March 17, 2024 @10:12PM (#39739941)
Yes. Details under "Publication History": https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/2600:_The_Hacker_Quarterly

And "Blue Boxes" exploited the 2600Hz signal to make free phone calls, explained here under "Operation": https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_box

Steve Wozniak built Blue Boxes and Steve Jobs sold them: https://artsandculture.google.com/asset/blue-box-designed-an...

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Re:2600.network Dialup Service by djbusby on Sunday March 17, 2024 @09:23PM (#39739670)
Yep. See also Captain Crunch
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