03 Feb
Steve Wozniak Phreaks Out On The History Of Hacking
Posted at 16:40h in Blogs, Videos by Di Freeze Apple’s co-founder takes us to back to 1971
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Sausalito, Calif. – Feb. 4, 2022
Steve Wozniak aka “The Woz” learned about phreaking from the 1971 Esquire article “Secrets of the Little Blue Box” by Ron Rosenbaum. Halfway through the article, Woz called his friend, Steve Jobs, and read it to him. They were fascinated by the exploits of Joybubbles, Captain Crunch, and the underground telephone hackers who were whistling their way into Ma Bell (AT&T), which was the largest company in the world, employing over one million people and controlling almost all U.S. local and long-distance service, as well as the equipment in most homes and networks.
Woz and Jobs went on to make history by building a blue box, which was digital and more technologically advanced compared to the electronics analog models being used by phone phreaks at that time. “What a trip that was,” says Woz. “I had tricks in there that I never even equaled in my Apple designs, believe it or not.”
Cybercrime Radio: The Woz Gives Us A History Lesson
The Digital Blue Box
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