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VOLUME ONE. NUMBER TWELVE

A Time For Reflection

1984 will not go down in history as the year of the phone
phreak or computer hacker. Instead it will moat likely be
labeled something dumb like the year of the communications
revolution or the PC bonanza. ThatS not Guipnemgat all; those
are precisely the things that appeared to have occurred this
year. But we know better.

The true communications revolution has been going on for
quite some time. Many years ago* the first telephone enthusiasts
started using their phones to do a little more than just call
people they knew. They began to experiment. They sent strange
tones down the line, activated distant machines* and traded
information among themselves. Not only that* but they took it
upon themselves to team all about the infrastructure of the
biggest company on earth, Ma Bell. Now almost everyone
knows something about the way the giant phone company used
to work and the way the near-giants work today. All you hear
now is talk of long distance services and bow great each one is.
All you see advertised everywhere are telephones, as if they'd
just been invented. Which* in a way* they have been. For the
average person, Others, though have been participating in this
^revolution” for quite some time.

A similar story holds true for computers. The field js

exploding now on Madison Avenue. But all of this talk of
floppies, K* megabytes, and control-els is old news to hackers
(both the programming and the cracking kind). As a rule*
they've been into this kind of thing for years.

So what are we saying hem? Two things, really. Looking at
the past, ii^ pretty dear that those “mischief-makert" weren’t
only interested in causing chaos and perpetrating fraud, but
also in being among the first to try their hand at the new
technology, without being hovered over and told what not to
do. Our other point lies with the future. Those phone phreaks
and computer hatkerc of today may still be in a position to
shine the light in front of the masses. We had at least one
example of that in 1984, when hackers uncovered the wealth of
information that is stored in the TRW computers-- personal
information about almost everyone that can be looked at by
almost anyone. A glanc£>kthis year's pages of 2600 reveals a
disturbing number ofjSfJwelliuo touches in the works — cameras
surveying streets fkfrpossible climes, vastly£X£EU>ded FBI files
on innocent parfple, neat catcgorizai joftof human Kings,...
Technological enthusiasts armljhdonly kind of jj^jple that
canjiiicrNtese nasty things intfiefr beginnin&rtftgCs. But these
Sys, they can sure be one of the most iip(fortant. Happy new
year,

MCI Mail

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We here at 2600, and apparently many of you* have been
having problems with two of the biggies in the E-Mail
business — namely MCI Mall and Western Union Easy link,

LcTs start with the Easy link tale. Many many months ago,
we saw a great big ad someplace inviting us to sign up for this
wonderful electronic mail service. There were no minimum
charges of any kind and there was no fee to sign up, so we gave
them a call. Only after they got us started did they bother to
mention that there wasa $25 monthly minimum after the first 3
months. Because of this, and also because of the fact that their
prices aren't that great* we stopped using their system. Since the
service we signed up for was advertised as “free", we were under
no obligation to cancel the account. Sure enough, after the
third month had passed, we received a ten-page bill for $25,
Thafs right* a ten-page bill. They believe in itemizing your use
ofthe system in as many different way* as they can think of The
fact that we didn't use the system at all didnlt stop them from
itemizing our non-use.

Every month, like clockwork, that Easylink bill comes, with
$25 more added each time. ITs well into the triple digits now.

Occasionally we get a mailgram asking why we haven't used the
system in sucha long time, but we haveyet to get a letterasking
why the hell we havenf paid our bill. En addition to these
charges for answering a misleading advertisement* we get
plenty of solicitations to use their many other expensive
services and even to get an additional account.

Finally, the Easylink people, or machines, have been kind
enough to send us roughly 20 pounds of Western Union
directories and user guides. In fact, we often receive duplicate
directories together with the useless bill. Whatabig pile all this
stuff makes!

As an addendum* you may note that Easylink still offers free
accounts with no minimum usage in most of their advertising.

And in the other comtf...

But our real trouble is or was with MCI Mail* those other
bozos. Last month, we told you about how our account wa f
inactivated. In fact, we later found out through our own
detective work that our account was “accidentally" deleted
instead of being reactivated. Whoops! We were also told that
the slobs at McMail were sorry. They also added that all of our

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E-MAIL HORROR STORIES

inbound mail forthc last mouth and a half was destroyed (they
» 4 jon 1 t keep backups, they claim, seemingly proud of the fact).
_ifren we asked about recompense for us or for our cor-
respondents for lost business and for those who were charged

for mail that wasn’t ever received, they insisted that they did not

charge for mail that wasn't read. We doubt that this is true, but
we cannot get ahold of their billing records or records of the
mail that we did not receive, so we cannot prove otherwise. But
we can advise you not to pay forany mail you may have sent to
us, because odds are we never received it. Remember, they
assured us that they couldn't give us the deleted mail or any
other information, so you are the only one who knows if you
sent us anything. By the way, if you request a refund, you^l
probably have to make a voice call to a human since their
customer service mail account (MO HELP) has also been
deleted for your inconvenience.

We raised quite a stink about this escapade, and even sent a
letter to the president of MCI! It took him three business days
to read his electronic mail and all we got out of him wasa copy
of a message he sent to the president of MCI Mail, who had

apparently “explained" the situation to him. it read: “Tbanki
for the info. There must be hundreds of them. My condolences."
This pretty much confirms our suspicions, MCI Mail has a
blacklist which they've developed through reading their-
sutocribcn’ private mail. If they see anything they don't like or
if you get mail from someone they don't like — bang! You're on
the list. Of course, there's no way to prove this. Electronic mail
is very easy to reseal. Whites more, they're not breaking any
laws because they own the system

We managed to get a new account that's now working, but we
don't plan on keeping it and we don't advise anyone else to
subscribe at this jtaint Starting next year, MCI Mail will be
charging a yearly fee of $18 as well as charging for access to
their 300 toll-free dialup. Perhaps E-COM wilt soon have
company.

Trick of the month: MCI Mail allows you to send telex
messages all over the world. But if you send to a nonexistent
telex in some remote country, it will eventually come back and
say that the telex could n't be found. When that happens, there's
no charge! And you just know they've gone to an awful lot of
trouble!

The Scariest Number in the World

Recently, a telephone fanatic in the northwest made an
interesting discovery. He was exploring the 804 area code
(Virginia) and found out that the flJw exchange did something
strange. In the vast majority of cases, in fact in aU of the cases
except one, he would get a recording as if the exchange didn't
exist. However, if he dialed 804-840 and four rather predictable
^pmbers, he got a ring!

’After one or two rings, somebody picked up. Being
experienced at this kind of thing, he could tell that the call
didn't “supe", that is, no charges were being incurred for calling
this number (Calls that get you to an error message, or a special
operator, generally don't supervise,) A female voice, with a him
of a Southern accent said, “Operator, can 1 help you?"

“Yes," he said. “What number have l reached?"

“What number did you dial, sir?"

He made up a number that was similar.

“I'm sorry, that's not the number you reached." Click.

He was fascinated. What in the world was this? He knew he
was going to call back, but before he did, he tried some more
experiments. He tried the 840 exchange in several other area
codes. In some, it came up as a valid exchange. In others,
exactly the same thing happened— the same last four digits, the
same Southern belle. Oddly enough, he later noticed, the areas
it worked in seemed to travel in a beeline from Washington DC
to Pittsburgh. PA.

He called back from a payphone. “Operator, can I helpyou?"

“Yes, this is the phone company. I'm testing this line and we
don^ seem to have an identification on your circuit. What office
is this* pleasC?"

“What number are you trying to reach?"

“I^n not trying to reach any number. lYn trying to identify
this circuit."

“l'tn sorry, 1 can't help you."

“Ma'am, if I don't get an ED on this line. 111 have to
hsconnect it. We show no record of it here."

V“Hold on a moment, sir,"

After about a minute, she came back. “Sir, 1 can have
someone speak to you. Would you give me your number,

5 lease?"

He had anticipated this and he had the payphone number

ready. After he gave it, she said, “Mr. XXX will get right back
to you."

“Thanks. "He hung up the phone. It rang, Insiamiy!** Oh my
God," he thought, “They weren't asking for my number— they
were confirming it!"

“Hello," he said, trying to sound authoritative.

‘This is Mr. XXX. Did you just make an inquiry to my office
concerning a phone number?"

“Yes. 1 need an identi— "

"What you need is advice. Don't ever call that number again.
Don't even think about calling that number again. Forget you
ever knew it."

At this point our friend got so nervous he just hung up. He
expected to hear the phone ring again but it didn't.

Over the next few days he racked his brains trying to figure
out what the number was. He knew it was something big- -that
was pretty certain at this point. It was so big that the number
was programmed into every central office in the country. He
knew this because if he tried to dial any other number in that
exchange, he'd get a local error message from his CO, as if the
exchange didn't exist.

It finally came to him. He had an uncle who worked in a
federal agency. He had a feeling that this was government
related and if it was, his uncle could probably find out what it
was. He asked the next day and his uncle promised to look into
the matter.

The next time he saw his uncle, he noticed a big change in bis
manner. He was trembling, “Where did you get that number?!"
he shouted. “Do you know 1 almost got fired for asking about
it?!? They kept wanting to know where I got it!"

Our friend couldn't contain his excitement. “What is it?" he.
pleaded. “What^ the number?!“

“ft i the President v homh shelter f H

He never called the number after that. He knew that he could
probably cause quite a bit of excitement by calling the number
and saying something like, “The weather's not good in
Washington. We Ye coming over Fora visii." But our friend was
smart. He knew that there were some things that were better off
unsaid and undone.

Of you have a phone or computer f wry, tail or write us!)

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Computer Makes It Easy for Reagan

Using 5 1 A million in research money from the Republican National
Committee, a Iran of 26 computer operators and analysts, who called
themselves theOpposition Research Group, scrutinized every available
aspect of Walter Mcmdale^ political career.

The team collected uncounted hours of videotape and 73JQOT
quotations, coded, cross-referenced, and entered in a giant computer at
the Republican headquarters on Capitol Hill.

'"Waller Mondfllc couldn’t open his mouth without our analyzing it
in 45 seconds and determining whether he was telling the truth,”
Michael Bayer, director of the team, said. “It took them days to
monitor the same thing that we were cranking out.”

Beginning in April, every speech text, evny television appearance,
every vote Mondale had cast in his political career was broken down,
analyzed, coded by category and entered in the electronic file. While
ScnatorGary Hart was still in the race for the Democratic nomination,
his record was scrutinized as well. Andaflcr Moridale chose Geraldine
Ferraro as his running mate, the team made the Study of her Life a
priority project-

Thcy used the information to insert attack lines into Reagan
speeches. And Vice President Bush's stiff aboard Air Force Two could
plug directly into the team’s computer to check things Mr. Mondale
had just mid and counter with new charges of their own.

Penetrating the Pentagon by Phone

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The Pentagon employs 26,000 people, who work, in one way or
another, on national defense. But to many outsiders who have tried to
reach someone at the huge ofTicebuikfitig, the Pentagon's best defense
is against incoming phone calls. That situation is about to come to a
halt, according to the Lockheed Electronics Company, which has
installed a computerised directory assistance system at the Pentagon
on an eight-yea rcontract worth Si million. Now an Operator can find a
number even if the caller lacks such information as the party's first
name or office Location. The. new system has about 150,000 listings.
The number to call is 2025456700.

First of the “Superminis”

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Digital Equipment Corporation has unveiled its new "supermini"
computer, the powerful VAX 8600. Which Starts in price at $576,000.
This machine, produced under the code name of Venus, can compute
at a speed more than four times that of DEC^ previous computer. With
full peripherals, the Ml will cost almost a million dollars. They should
start popping up all over the place in April.

Students Bog Down Computer

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Some students at Ohio's Oberlin College dont like the fact that their
school has investments in South Africa. So to protest that fact, they
tried to overload Oberlm T s main computer and another in the school's
Library on November 20. At the same time, more than 200 students
staged a silent demoimratioh outside a meeting of the Oberlin College
Board of Trustees. The trustees took no action on the mailer.

SBS Offers Toll-Free Service

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SBS Skyline recently came up with an alternative to the standard
AT&T in-WATS service which could become quite popular. It works
as follows: In many parts of the country, SBS Skyline can be accessed
toll-free by dialing 950- 1 OSS. To make a toMret call <m Skyline, the
caller wou Id first access the system, using the number above. Then they
would enter a six digit “service code” which would ring whatever phone
number has been assigned to that code. The result is the same as
making an 800 call, bid the procedure ts different. For instance, the

caller must be at a touch-tone* phone to enter the service code, The
caller must also know in advance what this six digit code is. And
Skyline service still isn’t available all over the country. But this system
is much easier for the called party, While an S0Q line cancosl hundreds
of dollars to install, Skyline only requires a $1 5 monthly minimum per
line.

Electronic Jail All Screwed Up

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Travis County (Texas) officials had hoped to open their new $12
million jail with its advanced electronic locking system last year.

Unfortunately, the jail is still not open. Or rather, Lt^ too open.

"Jn 1983 we were supposed to move in, and wc discovered the
locking mechanisms were not adequate," Sheriff Doyne Bailey of
T mavis County explained.

“Not adequate" may understate the problems, which Mr. Bailey says
relate to an “inherent design problem that allows the locking system to
be defeated.”

The locking system is integrated with other security equipment, bo
that locking a cell door wilt turn on an intercom- Or turning on atl
intercom will unlock a cell.

And when a firt alarm goes off, officials reported recently to the
Texas Commission on Jail Standards, all the ceils unlock

That particular feature, they noted, may not be wholly desirable.

Video Telephone Invention

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A new two-way video phone that makes use of any single standard
telephone line has been patented by Jerome H. Lemelson. a prolific
inventor with more than 350 other patents, and Christian Grund, a
research scientist at the University of Wisconsin.

According to the patent, l he new video phone functions wit bout any
interruption of conversation by transmission of. pictures or data. A
portable, self-contained unit can be provided at each end of a
conventional telephone circuit. Each unit has a television camera and a
display screen. A speaker and microphone may be carried within the
housing or in a telephone handset, A picture printer may also be
provided to record I he images on the display screen,

Federal Telephone System U pgrade

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In what has been called the largest lelecommun Lent ions buy in
history, the U.S. government is spending more lhana billion dollars to
modernize its massive Federal Telephone System (FI'S). This huge
upgrade includes 1.3 million telephones. 15,000 trunk circuits, and
1,655 private branch exchanges (PBX).

According to Dr. Bernard J- Bennington(BJ B), the General Services
Administration (GSA) administrator in charge of the buy, the F IS is
only slightly smaller than a Beil operating company and five to six
times the size oft be General Motors (GM) telephone network [see page
1-6!]

At the present, the Frs is largely a voice system. About 15'# of the
network, however, consists of facilities for data transmission, Although
the data portion sounds like an insignificant figure, il represents as
much data as is moved in all the other civil agency networks combined.

Basically, ihc main justification lor the system itself and the
continuous battle to keep il upgraded is to provide continuity of
government. Until the Ws in general, and the April 1961 Bay of Pigs
situation in particular, there wasa large comfort index surrounding the
nation's telephone system. Until lhal lime, it had been tried and always
found adequate.

“During the Bay of Pigs operation, no one could get a phone call in
or out of Washington." BJB said- “Naturally, we must have a viable,
up-to-date communications system to support our national defense.
And it must operate cost-effect ivrly." be continued. "We cannot mix
military and civil agency traffic.

I XA

We’ve tallied up all of the blue cards that
were returned and the latest results are to the
right- Below are selected subscriber com-
ments with occasional retorts by us*

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HERE MT TECHNICAL ENOUGH. 551 SAID 1C HERE JUST RIGHT.

FINALLY. 62. IT PROMISED TO CONTRIBUTE ARTICLES IN THE FUTURE. ‘ —

¥3 SL?*MSFHS Mfe'SJW,

AUSTIN, TEXAS - "The info is generally more useful fand lew anti-
social) than TAP,, .it's entertaining. What format should I uk on
articles? 1 "

ARTICLES CAS BE OF ANY FORMA T. JUST TRY TO MAKE
fT LEGIBLE. THEY END UP GETTING RETYPED SOMA TTER
WHAT. YOU CAS ALSO CALL IS STORIES USISG THE
PHONE NUMBER ON THE FRONT PAGE.

ALASKA ‘'One of the bcsl sources for detailed information an
telecommunications. Also a good source far phrenic information. 1
wish you would pul the hack page of eaoh issue to better use thought
...Forme, it borders on loo technical, but I donl mind because 111 learn
more that way."

MARINA DEL REV. CALIFORNIA “I like 2600 because of the
coTies on hackers etc. getting caught. Also because of the tips!"
TUCSON. ARIZONA -“Have trouble understanding the jargon.
Facts sometimes printed without explanations. Still don't know what
‘2600’ means."

2600 HERTZ IS SIM PL Y THE FREQUENCY USED BY PHONE
PHREA KS TO SEIZE CONTROL OF A PHONE UNE, OH YES.
THE PHONE COMPANY USES IT TOO; YOU MA Y HEAR A
COUPLE OF 2600 HER TZ TONES {T WEEPS) A T THE END OF A
PHONE CALL.

V I RCi INI A “ I oo much was already printed in B IOC^ tutorials nr is
loo genera]."

ANCHORAGE, ALASKA "It's awesum, could do with sum bo*
plans. Send information on Alaska's telefone system."

OK, FIRST PERSON TO SEND US WORKING BLUE BOX
PLANS GETS 10 FREE ISSUES,

ALBANY, NEW YORK -"Poor choice uf filler fur Last page this
month [October].' 1 ’

LOS ANGELES. CALIFORNIA -"You need more business
watching somebody has to keep an eye on the Harvard Business
School, IBM. ATT crowd. Information has become big business, guys 1
tl acker* are the new Judas goals. We dreamed that micros would make
freedom of information real. Meanwhile, American Business bought
W 4 of the i ftfrld’s commercial databases. Hackers and free bulletin
boards are anathema to those who think of information as a
commodity lo be brokered and controlled. And for “technical"
reasons, the phone companies wish you to register your modem. Sound
paranoid? Investigate t he relationship between Big Blue and South
Africa."

SAN JOSE. CALIFORNIA - “Good stuff -where else would I gpi it?
Keep it up!"

FT. LAUDERDALE. FLORIDA T am very satisfied with I he
content- In lad, if you could put more in that would he great. I can't get
enough of 2600."

NEW YORK. NY "You do rot get enough original material.
August's issue was plagerized from Basic fclcom V,"

LOOK UP THE DEFINITION OF PLA GlA RIZF THE ARTICLE
YOU'RE REFERRING TO WAS GIVEN TO US BY THE
A UTHOR HIMSELF.

NEW YORK, NY “Sometimes t™ technical..."

BRYAN . TEX AS “lt^ realty good. Need more informat ion how-to^
on netii things with phones."

NEW JERSEY "It is a well rounded publication. More telecom'
irunkution's hobbies! articles. For your Hot 100 BBS's add the
Armour at 20 1 2671207. IDMcgonlineand a friendly sysop. No Charge
for validation and over 2ND general interest files."

BOSTON, MASS. -'The back page usually sucks (repro from
telephone honk or numeihing)."

JAMAICA, NY “ ‘Hacker's View’, a great article!"

WEST VIRGINIA "Like the articles. Info is good but I have ait idea
what a lot of abbreviations stand for or what multes switch equipment
work...' 1

SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA “It seems lo fill a gap left hy

TAP, I also find your 'Newsflash' section especially useful in bringing
several sources uf info together."

WESTCHESTER, NY-"JM0 is the one newsletter where 'you get
your money's worth 1 , 2600 provides information for those who wish id
learn. A friend and nrystlf love to tamper physically with phones and
have pume up with some nice plans for "additions 1 which arc legal and
practical."

TELL US WHAT AND TELL US HOW!

WISCONSIN -T find it veiy informative, although 1 wish it would go
deeper into the technical aspects of the network."

SALT LAKE CITY. UTAH -"Could use less of the Etufllikc on page
1-60 Hid Have more info useful lo hackees, infomaniacs, etc. Keep
publishing]"

SUFFERS, NEW YORK “informative., .could he a little more
technical.' 1

NO POSTMARK fU-'tJaod fctuff. Try connecting your maga^ne
with other sources: boards, AE Lines, TAP, etc."

WERE OPEN TO SPECIFIC SUGGESTIONS

TRENTON, NJ "I think it should be more like 'TAP with

underground information." .

LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY — “More news. More about bulletin
boards.. Fewer ads from uld phone books...! sent SIC to TAP at the
same time I subscribed to 2600, But ]‘AP neitlier honored the
subscription nor cashed the check. Can vou l^elp , . , ' ,

LOOK AT IT THIS WA I IF NEWSWEEK RIPPED YOU OFF „
" WOULD WE BE ABLE TO DO ANYTHING? SAME THING
HERE ,

DENVER, COLORADO -"Some of it blows me away but some of it
is just right. This reader response was a good idea. Keep it up."
MIDDLESEX: MASS. “I think oftentimes your Last page sucks.
Abide from that 1 think you are caul. More stuff is needed about
individual systems though, "

SALINAS, CALIFORNIA— “Please have more technical explana-
tions of. phone and/or computer systems, or refer to more sources of
infn.“

TRENTON. NJ - Ton technical looking for the old zap of TAP."
SPEAKING OF WHICH. WHERE THE HELL IS THAT OLD
ZAP”?

DENVER, COLORATX> - “Needs more codes."

ITS ALWAYS BEEN OUR POLICY NOT TO PROVIDE CODES
SO MUCH AS PURE KNO W LEDGE.

PHILADELPHIA, PA "The phone article* ure great. However. I gel
lost in the computer stuff. 1 enjoy reading stories (fact or fiction) with
an adventurous flair."

MIAMI, FLORIDA “I think a little longer with more topic* would
improve it. Also, star! etch article in layman’s terms."
WORCESTER, MASS- “The articles are good, but useful info
would be belter ihun articles."

SUCH AS?

TORONTO, CAN ADA "I d like mure commentary and criticism on
the funeral- policies of icIcnX and more tutorial material on the
technology.’ Too technical, but don’t drop (he technicalities just
i-jifrftiirt them."

BROOKLYN. NY “Excellent and miirageouN. "

PI 1TSBURGH, PA. "I bflvequLt the bobby ol phreakmg. although i
am si ill interested in it. The fbhw 1 involved, money saved, and mu inly
the f-U'itwnvnt tf it is not worth the risk, stress, iitld ruining my lite
(who knows'!). I am a junior engineering student and want to stay that
way and keep my friends- I regret that I can not continue phrcLiklng.
hacking. 1 will mis* ii! H

ITS DOUBTFUL THA T RENEWING YOUR SUBSCRIPTION
WILL RUIN YOUR LIFE. IF YOU'RE STILL IN TERESTED, AS
YOU SAY, THEN WHY NOT READ ABOUT IT AND TALK
ABOUT IT? THEY HAVENT OUTLAWED THAT YET. ITS
CLEAR THAT YOU'VE BEEN INTIMIDATED AS WE ALL
HAVE TO A DEGREE. GOOD LUCK EITHER WA Y

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SOME t BUT NOT ALL r ELECTRONIC WAIL SYSTEMS
WHICH MAY HAVE OTHER OPTIONS THAT WE DONT MENTION HERE

COMPANY NAME

ADP Autonet
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Corpus erue Corp
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Computer Corp. of America
Cambridge* Mass

General Electric
Information Services Corp.
ft c cti u i 1 1 e r Md

OTE Telenet Communications
Carp .

Viennar Va

ITT Dialcom
Silver Sprinar Md

MCI Communications Corp.
Washjngtonr D-C.

Source Tt I ecomput ins Corp.
McLean r Va .

T y« s h a r e * I rt g .
Cupertino* Ca.

Western Union Telearaph Co
Upper Saddle ftiuer F N,J,

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The Following is a nifty list of voice messaging
BS L Industries Inc. — Voice Retrieval System
Centiaram Corp. - Voice memo
Commterm Inc - EVX

Diaital Sound Corp. — Voiceserver
Genesis Electronics Corp. - Cindi
XBM - Audio Distribution System
Octal Communications Corp. - Aspen
Rolm Corp. - Phonemail
Sudbury Systems Inc* — Voice Server
Voicemail International Inc. - Voice Mail System
VMX Inc. - Voice Message Exchange
Wan a Laboratories Inc. - Diaital Voice Exchange
We suggest that you investigate them and tell us uhat
but to aet you started try Centiaram at S00.321.63S6

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Reach Out and Goose Someone

Hours of pleasure from your telephone

by Paul D* Lehrman

Ev&tybody knows about dtaM-
prtJV^p ' — in irut/y city from
Aa to Australia you cai assuage
your god and your conscience
without goins any further thctn
your pAoiitf, Atony lawns also
haw numbers you luji call that
will give you the latest sports
scores or your dj/ty fcarajc^.
7Jiaf easy (o find. BllJ

the re i a for more entertainment
avaifafaib from you/ phone, and
here b a list of some of thou sour-

ofeHertmnmentf culled from
the telephone directories of the
Engtish-^ephing world:

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PERFORMANCE
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hutrh of folks unulEannui^i and
cwnment Unu wtawyCu dial in JO
hear lulvit other fofks have sakL and
bun call the trpm nuinber to record
yOurOum message, which wifltht ft bt
edited by th* intrepid phone frfah
who run ihj things andptcryed to ihi
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PARTY LINES

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