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beige boxes
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can you guess which one is me?
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ok, shoot me, the title doesn't grab ya. i hate picking titles.
i recently went to a covention, and somehow ended up partially giving a panel entitled
hacking 101. one thing we were discussing was which "boxes" of the fabled .box
text files from "ye good olde b.b.s. systems" still work. well, while talking i started
praising the usefullness of a beige box, especially to someone on the run. really, it's
the most simple of all the boxes. it's cheap, it's easy, it's small, it still works, and
most likely will for a LONG time, so here's something great for those awol bags.
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what is a beige box?
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a beige box is basically a poor man's version of the linemen's handset from the phone company.
those sets, while much more functional, cost upwards of 300$, and if you're in the U.S., you'll
prolly need a license to buy a fully functioning one. you might get lucky and "find" a set, if so, don't brag about it.
these devices allow you to "clip" onto peoples phone lines at specific points. for instance, standing
outside someone's house, you'd be able to clip on and use their line like you were in their house.
the actual device is very simple, and you can find instructions for them all over the net, so why
did i write one? cause i felt like it. honestly i've read some beige box plans were flat out silly.
they'd call for you to ruin a phone to make it. even the nicer plans had you ruin an inline coupler.
it may be a cheap part, but phone cord is cheaper. and those couplers come in handy :)
not only does it leave you with a more versatile tool, it's every bit as easy to make as cutting a phone.
so for anyone interested in making a very easy modular beige box, read on...
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an old school beige box...
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