Thread: OT: Books and such
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Old December 20th, 2006, 05:21 PM
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Default Re: OT: Books and such
Randallw said:
Before the internet proto-hackers could get free long distance phone calls by ringing up the exchange and then play a toy whistle down the line to get connected.

There is a world of difference between mimicking a ringtone signal and "using the Internet by whistling."
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