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PIRATING CABLE T.V.
#3
COMPOSED BY:
LOGIC GOD
***CABLE CONVERTERS***
01/06/86 <-HAPPY NY!
(FORMATTED IN 40 COLS.
ON AN APPLE II+.)
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FIRST, A PLEA. I NEED A
<REAL> RECIPE FOR NITR-
OUS OXIDE. (LAUGHING GAS.)
IF ANYONE KNOWS WHERE I
CAN GET ONE, OR HAS A FILE
ON "HOW TO", !PLEASE! CON-
TACT ME AT K.A.O.S.-215-
465-3593, OR LEAVE IT ON
A FEW OF THE MORE POPULAR
AE LINES. THANK YOU.
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CABLE CONVERTERS:REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE.
------------------------------------
1. MOST SCRAMBLED CABLE CHANNELS
ARE TRANSMITTED EITHER BETWEEN CHANNEL
13 AND CHANNEL 14 ('MIDBAND' TRANSMIT-
TING) OR BELOW CHANNEL 2 ('SUPERBAND'
TRANSMITTING. THUS, IF YOU RECIEVE THE
CUT RATE BOTTOM OF THE LINE CABLE SER-
VICE (SUCH AS THE 3 NETWORKS AND A FEW
COMMUNITY STATIONS) YOU MAY NEVER EVEN
GET A CHANCE TO SEE THE SCRAMBLED CHAN-
NELS, LET ALONE TRY TO UNSCRAMBLE THEM.
HENCE, WE USHER IN THE <<CABLE CONVER-
TER>>. THESE ARE NOTHING NEW OR IL-
LEGAL, MIND YOU, THEY CAN BE PURCHASED
AT RADIO SHACK. THEY WERE ORIGINALLY
INTENDED FOR THE VIDEO CASSETTE RECOR-
DER OWNER (THAT IS, THE ONES THAT ARE
SOLD ON THE OPEN MARKET.) HIS RENTED
CABLE CONVERTER AND UNSCRAMBLER, USU-
ALLY COMBINED IN THE SAME TVTOP BOX,
WERE BUSY FAITHFULLY UNSCRAMBLING
AND CONVERTING TO CHANNEL 3 THE PROG-
RAM HE WAS CURRENTLY WATCHING.
HOWEVER, IF HE WANTED TO TAPE SOMETHING
ON AN !UN!SCRAMBLED CHANNEL THAT WAS
TRANSMITTED IN THE MIDBAND OR SUPERBAND
MODE, HE WAS UP SHIT CREEK, BECAUSE HE
HAD NO WAY TO GET THE SIGNAL DOWN TO A
FREQUENCY HIS TV OR VCR COULD RECIEVE.
BUT IF HE HOOKED UP HIS LITTLE RADIO
SHACK CONVERTER, PRESTO! HE WAS SET.
2. NOW IS A GOOD TIME TO MAKE CLEAR
AN IMPORTANT POINT. CABLE CONVERTERS DO
!NOT! UNSCRAMBLE A SCRAMBLED SIGNAL,
THEY MERELY MOVE IT TO A FREQUENCY THE
TV/UNSCRAMBLER/VCR/WHATEVER CAN GET A
HOLD OF IT. THERE IS LOTS OF SPACE BET-
WEEN CHANNELS 13 AND 14-IT IS THE DIV-
IDING LINE BETWEEN VHF AND UHF. THERE
ARE PLACES IN THERE YOUR TV JUST CAN'T
GET TO.
3. HERE COMES ANOTHER POINT: THOSE
OF YOU WITH 'CABLE READY' TVS THINK
YOU'RE HOME FREE NOW, EH? NO. WHILE
A CABLE READY TV WILL LET YOU VIEW ANY
MID AND SUPERBAND CHANNELS THAT YOU
MAY UNKNOWINGLY RECIEVE, THE SCRAMBLED
ONES ARE STILL SCRAMBLED. SO WHAT DO
YOU NEED NOW? AN UNSCRAMBLER, OF
COURSE.
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4. IT MAY BE NECESSARY TO EXPLAIN
WHAT IS ACTUALLY HAPPENING IN YOUR
BOXES THAT YOU RENT FROM THE CABLE CO.
THUS:
-----
IF YOU HAVE BOTHERED TO PAY EXTRA
FOR ANY SCRAMBLED CHANNELS, YOU ARE
GIVEN AN UNSCRAMBLER AND CONVERTER BY
THE CABLE CO. FOR WHICH YOU GLADLY PAY
RENT IN ADDITION TO YOUR CABLE FEE.
THIS IS USUALLY A BROWN BOX THAT COMES
IN SEVERAL STYLES, EXPOUNDED UPON
BELOW:
DIGITAL WITH REMOTE: A SMALL BOX UPON
YOUR TV, WITH A DIGITAL DISPLAY OF THE
CHANNEL YOU ARE WATCHING. YOU HAVE A
TRUSTY REMOTE, AND ZAP AWAY AT WILL.
KNOB STYLE: A BOX OR NON-WIRELESS REM-
OTE WITH A LARGE KNOB ON IT. IT, OF
COURSE, SELECTS WHAT CHANNEL YOU ARE
WATCHING.
SWITCHBOARD STYLE: A 9" X 5" (OR SO)
BOARD WITH SEVERAL 3 POSITION VERTIC-
ALLY MOVING SWITCHES. WHAT THE HELL DO
THESE DO? YOU'LL NEVER GUESS.
THE KIND WITHOUT ANY SWITCHES: (NOW
HOW WILL I OPERATE MY DIGITAL WATCH?)
THIS IS CALLED A BLOCK CONVERTER. MORE
ON THESE LATER.
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WHAT IS GOING ON: AHHH, THE GOOD PART.
WHAT HAPPENS HERE IS THIS: NOW MATTER
WHAT SYSTEM YOU HAVE (EXCEPT FOR THE
LAST- IGNORE THAT FOR NOW.) IN SOME
WAY YOU SELECT A CHANNEL. THE CABLE
CONVERTER RUNS OFF, FINDS THIS CHAN-
NEL, AND YANKS IT DOWN TO CHANNEL 3
(OR 2, OR 4, WHATEVER YOUR CABLE CO.
USES.) WHERE YOUR TV IS WAITING FOR
IT. (YES, THATS WHY YOU PUT YOUR TV ON
THE SAME CHANNEL AND CHANGE CHANNELS
WITH THE KNOB, REMOTE, OR WHATEVER.)
NOW, IF IT'S A SCRAMBLED CHANNEL, AND
YO ARE AUTHORIZED TO RECIEVE IT, THE
SIGNAL IS REROUTED THROUGH A SMALL UN-
SCRAMBLER. (A NOTE: CABLE SCRAMBLING
METHODS ARE PIDDLY LITTLE HINDRANCES;
FOR A REAL BITCH OF A SCRAMBLER SEE THE
SSAVI SYSTEM, EXPLAINED IN PART 2.)
THE SIGNAL IS AGAIN SPAT OUT AT CHANNEL
3, AND YOUR TV GLOWS HAPPILY AWAY, DIS-
PLAYING YOUR MID OR SUPERBAND CHANNEL.
5. AT THIS POINT, A QUESTION MAY
BY NUDGING AROUND YOUR TEMPORAL LOBES
NOW. SOMETHING ALONG THE LINES OF "
HOW DO I GET CABLE TV WITHOUT PAYING
FOR IT, DAMMIT??" WELL, HERE WE GO.
YOU LOOK UP THAT PLACE I MENTIONED IN
PART II. (ADDRESS & PHONE# AT END)
JUST FORK OVER YOUR $30 (OR SOMEONE
ELSE'S CREDIT CARD) AND GET ONE OF
THESE NIFTY LITTLE UNSCRAMBLERS. NOW,
MIND YOU, THE CABLE CO. WANTS IT'S
(YOUR?) MONEY MORE THAN YOU THINK,
AND WILL BE RATHER UPSET IF THEY FIND
YOU DOING ANY OF THIS SHIT, SO TAKE
CARE. HERE'S HOW TO HOOK UP YOUR UN-
SCRAMBLER:
FIRST, ADJUST THE UNSCRAMBLER TO REC-
IEVE THE CHANNEL YOUR TV IS SET ON TO
RECIEVE A SIGNAL FRON THE CABLE BOX.
NEXT, SEND THE OUTPUT OF THE REAL BOX
TO THE UNSCRAMBLER, AND THE OUTPUT OF
THE UNSCRAMBLER TO THE TV. YOU'RE ALL
SET! JUST SIT BACK AND WATCH THOSE PORN
FLICKS POUR IN.
6. IF YOU CHANGE CHANNELS WITH
YOUR TV SET, AND YOU DON'T HAVE A BOX,
GET A CABLE CONVERTER AND AN UNSCRAM-
BLER. YOUR SERVICE IS TOO BASIC TO
RATE A CONVERTER, SO YOU HAVE TO GET
ONE. JUST MAKE SURE IT HAS SOME SORT OF
CHANNEL SELECTOR ON IT-ALL SELECTED
CHANNELS MUST BE OUTPUT ON THE SAME
CHANNEL SO THE UNSCRAMBLER CAN UNSCRA-
MBLE THEM. SORRY.
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7. HOW TO MAKE THIS MUCH EASIER ON
YOURSELF: THERE IS A MUCH EASIER WAY TO
DO ALL OF THIS SHIT, BUT YOU SACRIFICE
EASE FOR LEGALITY. THAT IS, EVEN THOUGH
WHAT YOU WOULD HAVE DONE IF I WASN'T
TELLING YOU THIS WAS ILLEGAL, THIS IS
MORE ILLEGAL. BUT LET'S BE REALISTIC-
DOES ANYONE GIVE A SHIT OF ANY SIZE
WHATSOEVER? NO. OF COURSE NOT.
THEREFORE:
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BEATING THE CABLE CO. AT THIER OWN
GAME IS EASIER THAN YOU WOULD THINK.
FIRSTLY, CALL UP YOUR CABLE CO.'S
CUSTOMER (HEE HEE) SERVICE NUMBER, AND
TELL THEM WHAT OPTIONAL CHANNELS YOU
CURRENTLY SUBSCRIBE TO, AND ASK THEM
IF YOU WOULD HAVE TO GET A NEW BOX IF
YOU WANTED TO ADD SOME CHANNELS. CHAN-
CES ARE THEY WILL SAY NO, BECAUSE MOST
OF THE BOXES HAVE A SMALL COMPUTER IN
THEM WHICH CAN BE TOLD OVER THE CABLE
WHAT YOU ARE AUTHORIZED TO RECIEVE,
(NEAT, HUH?). THIS IS THE SAME COMPUT-
ER WHICH DECIDES WETHER THE CHANNEL YOU
WANT TO WATCH GETS SENT TO THE UNSCR-
AMBLER PORTION OF THE BOX OR NOT. SO IF
THEY SAY NO, YOU'RE IN GOOD SHAPE.
IF THEY SAY YES, YOU ARE IN A LITTLE
BIT BETTER SHAPE THAN IF THEY SAY NO.
IF THEY SAY NO, THIS MEANS THEY CHANGE
YOUR AUTHORIZATIONS INSIDE THE BOX BY
CHANGING HARDWARE- THAT IS, CONNECTING
SETS OF WIRES.
HOW TO CHANGE YOUR AUTHORIZATIONS:(YAY)
FIRST, THE HARDWARE BOXES-THEY'RE
EASIER. ACCORDING TO SOME PEOPLE I'VE
TALKED TO, THE CABLE COMPANIES GET
HIGHLY (VERY) PISSED OFF IF YOU PLAY
WITH THIER BOXES, SO YOU HAVE TO GET
HOLD OF ONE THEY DON'T KNOW YOU HAVE-
REMEMBER, THEY WILL WANT YOUR RENTED
BOX BACK WHEN YOU MOVE AND WILL GET
UNHAPPY IF YOU HAVE BEEN MONKEYING
WITH IT.
GETTING A BOX:
A. STEAL ONE.
B. SAY SOMEBODY STOLE YOURS,
YOUR DOG SHAT UPON IT, OR
WHATEVER.
C. FIND SOME UNETHICAL PERSON
(DRUGGIE) WHO WILL SELL HIS
FOR A FEW BUCKS.
CHANGING A HADWARE BOX:
1. OPEN THE BOX WITHOUT DESTROY-
ING IT. THIS CAN BE A REAL CH-
ALLENGE SOMETIMES. WHILE AT
THE SHERATON WASHINGTON (WASH,
D.C.) ATTENDING THE MODEL UN
LAST YEAR, I STOLE ONE FROM
SOMEONE'S ROOM AND TRIED TO
GET IT APART FOR ABOUT AN HOUR
SO WE COULD WATCH THE FLICKS
THST NIGHT- I GAVE UP, GOT
DRUNK, AND THREW IT OUT OF A
WINDOW-NO, IT DIDN'T BREAK.
(YES, INCIDENTALLY, FOR ANY-
ONE IN THE WASH, D.C. AREA,
THERE IS ONE IN EVERY ROOM OF
THE SHERATON WASHINGTON. GOOD
POINT- RITZY HOTELS ARE GREAT
PLACES TO GET THOSE BOXES.)
2. LOOK FOR A SMALL SET OF SOCK-
ETS, SUCH AS AN INTEGRATED
CIRCUIT SOCKET WITHOUT A CHIP
IN IT. IT WILL HAVE WIRES IN
IT INSTEAD. IF YOU CAN'T FIND
ONE OF THOSE, LOOK FOR A DIP
SWITCH-THESE ARE THE SAME SIZE
AS AN INTEGRATED CIRCUIT, FIT
IN AN IC SOCKET, AND HAVE THE
SAME NUMBER OF SWITCHES ON IT
AS PINS ON ONE SIDE OF THE IC
SOCKET.
3. TRY TO CORRESPOND THE WIRES
OR THE POSITIONS OF THE SWIT-
CHES WITH THE CHANNELS YOU PAY
FOR. THESE WIRES OR SWITCHES
ARE HOW THE BOX IS PROGRAMMED-
TRY TURNING ALL OF THE SWITCH-
ES ON, AND PUTTING ALL OF THE
WIRES IN, AND SEE IF YOU GET
MORE CHANNELS. CONVERSELY, TRY
REMOVING WIRES AND TURNING
SWITCHES OFF.
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CABLE PROGRAMMED BOXES:
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THESE ARE A BIT MORE DIFFICULT.
YOU HAVE TO TRY TO SEPERATE THE THREE
SECTIONS- COMPUTER, RECIEVER(CONVETER)
AND UNSCRAMBLER. WHEN YOU ISOLATE THE
COMPUTER SECTION, JUST BYPASS IT COM-
PLETELY. FIND THE OUTPUT OF THE CONVER-
TER AND THE INPUT OF THE UNSCRAMBLER
AND JUST HOOK THEM TOGETHER. AS YOU CAN
PROBABLY SEE, THIS JUST DOES NOT PERMIT
THE COMPUTER TO HAVE A SAY IN WHAT GETS
UNSCRAMBLED-INCIDENTALLY, THIS WILL
WORK FOR THE HARDWARE BOXES, BUT IT IS
USUALLY PRETTY EASY TO FIND THE LITTLE
WIRING PANEL/SWITCHBOARD AND YOU DO NOT
HAVE TO FIGURE OUT WHAT IS WHAT INSIDE
THE UNSCRAMBLER.
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WELL, I HOPE THIS HELPS, AND IF YOU
DESPERATELY NEED TO ASK A QUESTION, YOU
CAN GET ME AT:
K.A.O.S.-215 465 3593
THE CHURCH AE-215 386 0350 PW ATARU
AND I WILL BE GLAD TO ANSWER.
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HERE'S THE ADDRESS I PROMISED:
UNSCRAMBLERS
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WARNING: THIS UNSCRAMBLER WILL
NOT WORK WITH THOSE CHANNELS
THAT MAKE THAT OBNOXIOUS BEEPING
NOISE. THIS IS A GATED SYNC UN-
SCRAMBLER. TO FIND OUT IF THIS
WILL WORK IN YOUR AREA, GET THAT
GOOD 'OL CUST.SERVICE NUMBER AND
CALL AND ASK IF THEY USE SUPPR-
ESSED HORIZONTAL SYNC AS THIER
SCRAMBLING METHOD. YES, THEY WILL
TELL YOU.
J & W ELECTRONICS, INC.
MANSFIELD, MA.
02048
FONE:1 800 227 8529 (ORDERS)
617 339 5372 (TECH INFO)
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WELL, THANK YOU FOR SITTING THR-
OUGH 350 LINES OF MY RAVINGS. IF
YOU DOWNLOAD THIS, PLEASE GIVE IT
TO ALL. UP WITH THE INDIVIDUAL!
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NOW IF YOU'LL EXCUSE ME, I'M GOING
TO KICK BACK AND SMOKE A MARLBORO.
-=> GOOD LUCK. <=-
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