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         AR1Y LINE
    N0 12 AUGusr, `972
    
    ~EW READERS !
    
    If you're a new reader, you might be
    wondering just what the hell this is
    all about. YIPt is an anti-profit
    organization ded~cated to people's
    technology, and we publish infor-
    mation that shows you how to fight
    back at the computers that -run our
    lives. Every YIPL reader is urged
    to be a contributing editor, and to
    send us ideas for stories, informa-
    tion from the inside, anu criticism
    of what we do or don't publish. We're
    takinR a bi~ risk so help us make it
    worthwhile. Get as many poople to
    join as possible, and help spread the
    ideas you learn from YIPL.
    
    If you got this as a sample issue,
    ~ subscription is $4/year. If you're
    poor and can't afford it, ~t's free.
    So if you can afford it, perha~s you
    can afford to help pay for some less
    fortunate person's share. ~Send stam~s
    or checks bot no cash please. tVe're
    getting ripped up mail all the time.
    
    There's been a lot of talk about the
    Red 3OX, and we promised to reveal
    jost what ~t is. The Red Box is only
    an oscillator of 2.2KC, switched on
    and off electronically, jiist like a
    single~slot pay phone. Circuits will
    soon he available.
    5- 60 ms. pulse.
    10-60 ms. on, 60 ms.off, 60 ms. on
    25-5 pulses) 35ms. on,35 ms. of ~ about this to ~s s~on.
    
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    The Phone Phreak Convention on July 29 in
    New York was interesting indeed. Many news-
    men, phreaks, and even a few undercover
    agents from the Phone K~mpany attended, and
    watched a film about ripping off the phone
    kompany, ate Bell cookies, discussed in our
    workshops about circunts, lega1 questions ~
    general strategies of Ma Bell. We'll be look-
    ing forward to the next ~onvention soon. See
    ya there!
    
    By the way, the film ~s avallable for
    rent, so write to us.
    
    John Thc~mas. Draper, the allegec1
    Cantain Cruneh of Esquire fame, ~s
    about to go on trial in California.
    The charge is frau] hy `vire, bot the
    motive behin<1 the ~ndi`:tment is to
    int imidate ever>, phone phreak in the
    country and to silence ~John, wl~o they
    s~spect knows enongh to t~rn Sia .Bell
    into ~ pile of ruthle. Jol~n and his
    lawyer, ~im McMillan are l,~autift~1
    dudes but they need mone' to figl~t
    this boll-shit. If you can, please
    send some hread to the C~ptain Crunch
    Defense Fund, Box 755, C;nn~hell,C:~.
    95008, or to the same c/o YII,I"Rm.
    504,1S2 1~. 42 ~9t.,~N,~\ 100.~(.
    
    QA-MPARTS 1~0:
    
    Last month we pul~lisllc~`l ;l sil,l~l,er
    version of the sr~pl~rc~se~l ll;~m~.,rts
    article,"Repulr~ting tht~ l'l~onc (omp-
    any in your home'` ;~n~t wc h.~v~` he;~rd
    th;,t ~ new, e.Y~er~mer~t`~1 s>sten'~.ill
    detect the device heing t~s`~1 ove~ 4
    minutes in ccrt;~in loc.ations in New
    York. Thi.s is ~'t cont~i~tc``l l~ut ~t
    really isn't l~`l news l~cc.~use onc
    can r~so the klOvice ]0 t ilneS in ;~
    row salely, tl~o~gl~ we ~lon't think
    you h~vc to go overho;trd llntil thc
    rumor is chc~kc] out,though, koc~'
    all calls r~n~cr 4 ~ni~utes to or from
    the New York .are.~. A1] Teico cmplo-
    yees shou1cl writc wh.at they know
    
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