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Re: why 2600?

__/ [ToYKillAS] on Friday 02 September 2005 17:46 \__

> Roy Schestowitz wrote:
>> __/ [TeDaX] on Friday 02 September 2005 17:03 \__
>> 
>> 
>>>Maybe you think this is a stupid question. I know... this is about
>>>hacking etc... but... what does 2600 means? It would be great if
>>>someone answers.
>> 
>> 
>> I suspect you ought to start by looking at:
>> 
>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phreaking#2600_Hz
>> 
>> Prepare for the flames. It wasn't long ago that ranting began about
>> visitors who are unaware of the name's origin.
>> 
>> Roy
>> 
> 
> huh ? why *Hz* ???!

I did not edit that Wiki, but they refer to the frequency. The adaptation of
the name to make the magazine is probably all a matter of history.

Roy

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     Microsoft Corporation

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