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!    PIRATE TREK SYSTEMS PRESENTS    !
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!          THE BOOK OF BIOC          !
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!    A COMPILED PHREAKING TUTORIAL   !
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       UPLOADED BY -THE TRIXTER-


        HOW TO BE A REAL PHREAK

In the phone phreak society there are certain values that exist in order to be
a true phreak, these are best summed up by The Magician: "Many people think of
phone phreaks as slime, out to rip off bell for all she is worth.  Nothing
could be further from the truth!  Granted, there are some who get their kicks
by making free calls; However, they are not true phone phreaks.  Real phone
phreaks are 'telecommunications hobbyists' who experiment, play with and learn
from the phone system.  Occasionally this experimenting, and a need to
communicate with other phreaks (with-out going broke), leads to free calls.
The free calls are but a small subset of a >true< phone phreaks activities.

         THE TEN COMMANDMENTS

Reprinted from tap issue #86.  (Tap, room 603, 147 W 42 street, New York, NY
10036.  Send an SASE for their info sheet "What the hell is tap?" and tell them
that BIOC agent 003 told you about it.)

  THE PHONE PHREAK'S TEN COMMANDMENTS

   I.  BOX THOU NOT OVER THINE HOME
       TELEPHONE WIRES, FOR THOSE WHO
       DOEST MUST SURELY BRING THE
       WRATH OF THE CHIEF SPECIAL
       AGENT DOWN UPON THY HEADS.

  II.  SPEAKEST THOU NOT OF IMPORTANT
       MATTERS OVER THINE HOME TEL-
       EPHONE WIRES, FOR TO DO SO IS TO
       RISK THINE RIGHT OF FREEDOM.

 III.  USE NOT THINE OWN NAME WHEN
       SPEAKING TO OTHER PHREAKS, FOR
       THAT EVERY THIRD PHREAK IS AN
       FBI AGENT IS WELL KNOWN.

  IV.  LET NOT OVERLY MANY PEOPLE KNOW
       THAT THY BE A PHREAK, AS TO DO
       SO IS TO USE THINE OWN SELF AS
       A SACRIFICIAL LAMB.

   V.  IF THOU BE IN SCHOOL, STRIVE TO
       GET THIN SELF GOOD GRADES, FOR
       THE AUTHORITIES WELL KNOW THAT
       SCHOLARS NEVER BREAK THE LAW.

  VI.  IF THOU WORKEST, TRY TO BE A
       EMPLOYEE, AND IMPRESSEST THINE
       BOSS WITH THINE ENTHUSIASM, FOR
       IMPORTANT EMPLOYEES ARE OFTEN
       SAVED BY THEIR OWN BOSSES.

 VII.  STOREST THOU NOT THINE STOLEN
       GOODES IN THINE OWN HOME, FOR
       THOSE WHO DO ARE SURELY NON-
       BELIEVERS IN THE BELL SYSTEM
       SECURITY FORCES, AND ARE NOT
       LONG FOR THIS WORLD.

VIII.  ATTRACTEST THOU NOT THE ATT-
       ENTION OF THE AUTHORITIES, AS
       THE LESS NOTICABLE THOU ART, THE
       BETTER.

  IX.  MAKEST SURE THINE FRIENDS ARE
       INSTANT AMNESIACS AND WILL NOT
       REMEMBER THAT THOU HAVE CALLED
       ILLEGALLY, FOR THEIR COOPERATION
       WITH THE AUTHORITIES WILL SURELY
       LESSEN THINE TIME FOR FREEDOM ON
       THIS EARTH.

   X.  SUPPORTEST THOU TAP, AS IT IS
       THINE NEWSLETTER, AND WITHOUT
       IT, THY WORK WILL BE FAR MORE
       LIMITED.

             CN/A NUMBERS

Customer name & address bureaus exist so that authorized bell employees may
obtain the name & address of any customer in the bell system by giving the CN/A
operator the customer's tel. #.  All customers are maintained on file including
unlisted #'s.  These bureaus have many uses for phreaks.

Here is how an employee might go about calling CN/A:

"HI, this is john doe from the Miami residental service center, can I have the
customer's name at [phone]." The employees usually use these for
checking who belongs to a # that someone claimed they didn't call.

If you sound cheery and natural the operator will never ask any questions.  If
you don't sound like a mature adult, don't use it!  Always practice first & so
you don't screw up and make the operator suspicious.  Use name that sounds
real, not your pirate name either!  Also say that you are from a city that is
far away from the one that you are calling.

The CN/A number for the NY area & vicinity (212, 315, 516, 518, 607, 716,
& 914) is [phone] and is open during business hours.  Don't abuse it!

            AT&T NEWSLINES

AT&T newslines are numbers at area phone offices that telco employees call to
find out the latest info on new technology, stocks, etc.  The recorded reports
range from very boring to very interesting.

HERE ARE A FEW OF THE NUMBERS:

 *[phone] NJ  [phone] NY
  [phone] CN  [phone] PA
  [phone] NY  [phone] PA
  [phone] NY *[phone] NY

Some of these numbers are toll-free, but you can't always count on it.

* These numbers are not always up!

Numbers from other areas are available by request from F)BIOC  L)AGENT 003.

             ANI NUMBERS

ANI numbers identify the phone number that you are calling from.  It is useful
when playing in cans (those big silver boxes on telephone poles) to find out
the # of the line.  It is also good to find out the # of a phone that doesn't
have it printed on it.  In the 914 area code the ani # is 990.  if you just
have to dial the last 4 digits for a local #, ie. congers (268), dial
1-990-1111, where 1111 are dummy digits there is also a less useful type of ANI
# which will identify the area code & exchange.  It is NXX-9901, where NXX is
the exchange.  In the 212 & 516 area codes the ANI # is 958.  Sysop Note: (In
an ESS Network, try 114.  In a non-ESS Network, try 1958, or 1-990-1111.)

          PHREAK NEWSLETTER

TAP is the "official" phone phreak newsletter, and has existed since 1971. Each
4 page issue is crammed full of information on phone phreaking, computer
phreaking, free gas, free electricity, free postage, breaking & entering info,
etc.  It is largely phone phreak oriented, however.

A 10 issue subscription costs $8.00, if you get a bulk rate sealed envelope
subscription.  I would recommend the first class subscription, which is $10.

As of this writing (7-16-83), the  current issue is #86, and issue #50 is 8
pages instead of the usual 4.  Back issues are $0.75 each, and issue #50 is
$1.50.  A brief index to the first 80 issues is available for an SASE, or free
with a subscription order.  TAP is non-profit, and in desperate need of
material (articles), money, and volunteers.

                  TAP
                  ROOM 603
                  147 WEST 42ND STREET
                  NEW YORK, NY 10036

BELIEVE ME:  IT WILL BE THE BEST $10
             YOU WILL EVER SPEND.

              BLACK BOX

The black box is a device that attached to a called parties phone that allows
him/her to receive free long distance calls from friends who call.

You only need  2 parts:  a spst toggle switch and a 10,000 ohm (10  k), 1/2
watt, 10% resistor.  any electronics place should have these.

Now, cut two pieces of wire, about 6 inches, and attach these to the two screws
on the switch. turn your normal ddside down and unscrew the 2 screws.  Locate
the "F" and "RR" screws on the network box.  Wrap the resistor between these 2
screws and make sure that the wires touch only the proper terminals!  Now
connect one wire from the switch to the RR terminal.  Finally, attach the
remaining wire to the green wire (disconnect it from its terminal).  Now bring
the switch out the rear of the phone and close it up.  Put the switch in a
position where you get a dial tone, mark this normal.  Mark the other side
free.

When your friends call (at a prearranged time), quickly lift & drop the
receiver as fast as possible.  This will stop the ringing, if not try again.
It is very important that you do it fast!  now put the switch in the free
position and pick up the phone.  Keep all calls short & under 15 minutes.

When someone calls you long-distance, they are billed from the moment you
answer.  The telco knows when you answer due to a certain amount of voltage
that flows when you pick up the phone.  However, the resistor cuts down on the
voltage so it is below the billin