Newsgroups: alt.locksmithing Path: gmd.de!xlink.net!howland.reston.ans.net!europa.eng.gtefsd.com!uunet!spsgate!mogate!newsgate!seneca!jeffh From: je...@oakhill-csic.sps.mot.com (Jeff Hunsinger) Subject: Re: Technological Assistance Program (TAP) Message-ID: <1993Dec8.135738.12329@newsgate.sps.mot.com> Sender: n...@newsgate.sps.mot.com Nntp-Posting-Host: seneca.sps.mot.com Reply-To: je...@oakhill-csic.sps.mot.com Organization: Motorola Semiconductor Products Sector References: Date: Wed, 8 Dec 1993 13:57:38 GMT Lines: 26 TAP was pretty awesome for its time. I have a complete (I think) collection of mostly badly xeroxed issues. They are only good for a historical perspective. It appears that they were always broke and complaining about how pathetic their readers were. TAP was better than the magazine 2600 in many ways, since they covered more than just phone phreaking and computer hacking. They even started to cover the basement chemist scene towards the end (bombs, explosives, and do-it-yourself drugs). They were into weapons a bit as well. 2600 seems to have started doing a little branching of their own lately, BTW. Anyway, TAP's offices eventually got broken into and torched. It was supposedly the work of a random robber, but everyone just figured it was really "the man." Tired of keeping the magazine going, editor Tom Edison gave it up. I believe Cheshire Catalyst picked it up for a few issues, then dropped it. His issues were pretty poor in content, but better quality printing. I was one of the poor saps who sent in for a subscription towards the end. My check got cashed and I never saw an issue. Lots of people bitched out C.C. for doing that, but I think he claimed he had to pay off bills. I'm still pretty pissed about the matter. TAP also seemed to be a haven for lots of petty crooks with lame rationalizations for their crimes (just like 2600). It's a fun read, though, if you're into this stuff. Just don't expect any of the scams to work anymore. ________________________________________________________________________ Jeff Hunsinger | The U.S. Dept. of Education is spying Motorola CSIC Systems Design | on us all... je...@apache.sps.mot.com |