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- From: Gordon Meyer <72307.1502@COMPUSERVE.COM>
- Subject: MONDO -- GREAT NEW 'ZINE!
- Date: 10 Apr 91 01:24:08 EDT
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- *** CuD #3.14: File 6 of 6: MONDO -- Great new 'Zine! ***
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- After hearing many good things about a magazine called "Mondo 2000" we
- were pleased to finally locate a copy on a SF Bay area newsstand. In
- the interest of helping to spread the word about this very interesting
- publication we pres-ent a brief overview of the Winter 1991 issue.
-
- "Mondo 2000" (issue 3), from Fun City MegaMedia, is a sort of
- cyper-punk/PoMo/Discordian publication covering diverse (and
- fascinating) topics such as designer drugs, a Congressional assault on
- the Constitution, growth hormones, cybernetic jewelry, House Music,
- computer graphics, Frank Zappa's political ambitions, interviews with
- Debbie Harry, Tina Weymouth & Chris Franz, and cracking Macintosh
- software. There is a lot of material here (about 175 pages all total)
- and there is sure to be something to interest most anyone. The
- "reader mail" column indicates that past issues have covered vir-tual
- reality, UFO's, and The Church of the Sub-Genius.
-
- In addition the above topics, issue three also contains a number of
- articles of direct relevance to CuD. Namely, articles on the LoD,
- EFF, and the CU in general. [How's that for a plethora of acronyms in
- one sentence?! -GRM] In the "Hackers and Crackers" section we find the
- following selections:
-
- * "Do G-Men Dream of Electric Sheep?" by R.U. Sirius and George
- Gleason (pp 40-43) This article essentially presents a time line of
- CU related events beginning with Hackers' 4.0 misrepresentation by
- CBS, thru the Internet worm, NuPrometheus, Operation Sun Devil, and
- Zod's bust. In all, 22 of some of the most significant events are
- chronicled and the article serve as a handy, and disturbing, summary
- of the last couple of years.
-
- * "Civilizing the Electronic Frontier: an interview with Mitch
- Kapor and John Barlow of the Electronic Frontier Foundation" by David
- Gans and R.U. Sirius (pp45-49) Kapor and Barlow discuss the FBI's
- investigation of the NuPrometheus League, the origin of the EFF, and
- the future of the law and cyberspace.
-
- * "Synergy Speaks: Goodbye Banks, Goodbye Telephones, Goodbye
- Welfare Checks" by Michael Synergy (pp 51-54) A self-professed
- cyberpunk offers brief comments on a variety of topics such as
- viruses, blackmail, the EFF, modern justice, criminal evidence, and
- many more. Synergy's comments aren't in depth, but present views on a
- wide enough selection of topics for someone un-familiar with the
- movement to get an idea of the cyberpunk philosophy.
-
- * "Freaked by Phrack: an interview with Craig Neidorf" by John
- Perry Barlow (pp 55-56) An extract from on online interview with
- Neidorf, former publisher of Phrack, Inc. Neidorf discusses the
- nature of Phrack, his trial, and effect it has had on his life.
-
- * "A Message to You From Legion of Doom Member 'The Mentor'" by
- The Mentor (p 58) An edited version of "The Conscience of a Hacker"
- or "Hacker Manifesto" as widely published in Phrack, CuD, Thrasher,
- and a number of other places.
-
- * "On the Road to Chaos in East Berlin" by Morgan Russell (pp
- 60-63) A gonzo-esque account of the Chaos Computer Club Kongress in
- East Berlin. Also mentions the squatters' movement and The Foundation
- for the Advancement of Il-legal Knowledge (AKILKNO).
-
- * "The Worlds Oldest Secret Conspiracy: Fronted by Steve Jackson
- Games, Inc." by Gareth Branwyn (pp 64-67) An interview with Steve
- Jackson, concern-ing his business and Secret Service raids brought
- about by _GURPS Cyberpunk_. An excerpt from the book is included.
-
- * "Guess Work: an interview with August Bequai" by Gareth
- Branwyn (pp 70-71) This is a particularly enlightening interview with
- Bequai, a well-published expert of computer crime. Although brief,
- Bequai has some 'inter-esting' things to say. Here are some excerpts,
- in the same question/answer format found in the original article:
-
- Mondo: ...what do you think about the criticism that, with
- Operation Sun Devil, they've [the feds] unconstitutionally confiscated
- equipment such as public bulletin boards? This sort of thing has
- struck fear in the hearts of many systems operators. The seizure of
- the Steve Jackson Games BBS is a case in point. They were, by the
- admission of the Secret Service, not the target of the investigation.
- And yet their BBS was confiscated.
-
- Bequai: Then they have the option to go to court and challenge
- it. We have laws and legal system, and they work!
-
- Mondo: If you have the resources!
-
- Bequai: You don't necessarily need a lot of resources. It
- doesn't take a heck of a lot of money to go to court and challenge
- some of these things.
-
- Mondo: You're telling me it doesn't take a lot of time and
- money to challenge the US Secret Service!?
-
- Bequai: No sir, it does not. If you hire a small firm, no.
-
- [...]
-
- Mondo: What sort of groups do you lecture to:
-
- Bequai: Computer professionals, security professionals,
- executive-types, management-types, supervisors, lawyers, government
- officials.
-
- Mondo: In a recent speech, you stated that "Millions of
- Americans find themselves the victims of computer crimes" and "The
- public is called upon to pick up the tab for billions of dollars in
- annual losses...at the hands of computer criminals, hackers, and
- pranksters." [...] Where did you get those figures?
-
- Bequai: Oh, that's just guess work. White collar crime runs in
- excess of a hundred billion dollars. My sympathy goes to the public.
- I'm not so in-terested in technophiles who think they have an inherent
- right to do whatever they feel. I'm concerned for the average Joe
- Blow American.
-
- Bequai is an oft-quoted expert when anti-CU types discuss the hacker
- underground. This article was particularly insightful, and in many
- ways makes the pursuit of MONDO 2000 worthwhile in and of itself.
-
- * "Phreaks R Us: an interview with hacker publishers Emmanuel
- Goldstein of 2600 and Rop Gonggrijp of Hack-Tic" by R.U. Sirius and
- George Gleason (pp 74-76) Goldstein and Gonggrijp discuss their
- journals, the CU movement, and freedom of information.
-
- In conclusion, MONDO 2000 (issue 3) is worth searching out. It is a
- more than worthy successor to Reality Hackers, and offers many
- articles of interest. It is one of the most fascinating and
- refreshing publications to hit the stands, and will be very enjoyable
- to any CU-attentive individual.
- Mondo 2000 (published quarterly)
- (subscriptions)
- Fun City MegaMedia
- PO Box 10171
- Berkeley, CA 94709-5171 USA
- (correspondence)
- PO Box 40271
- Berkeley, CA 94704
- Fax: 415.649.9630 MCI Mail: MONDO2000
- $24.00 (US) for 5 issues
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