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REPRINTED FROM VARIOUS TAP ISSUES.
PAC-MAN
THIS TRICK ISN'T EXACTLY NEW, BUT
IT'S INTERESTING NONE THE LESS. ON
SOME MIDWAY VIDEO GAMES, INCLUDING
PAC-MAN, A SMALL FLAW IN THE COIN
TOTALIZER ALLOWS FREE GAMES. HOW? TAKE
A SMALL BUT WEIGHTY OBJECT SUCH AS A
"D" SIZE BATTERY OR POCKET KNIFE, AND
GIVE THE MACHINE A SHARP RAP BETWEEN
THE COIN DEPOSIT AND COIN RETURN SLOTS.
IF YOU HAVE DONE IT CORRECTLY, YOU
WILL GET ONE FREE CREDIT. DO IT MORE,
AND GET MORE. THERE'S NO LAW OF
DIMINISHING RETURNS HERE! HOWEVER,
SOME MACHINES HAVE BEEN FITTED WITH A
"TILT" SWITCH IN THAT AREA, SO, YA WIN
SOME, YA LOSE SOME.
STRINGING:
A METHOD WHICH WORKS ON MANY
MACHINES IS CALLED STRINGING. IT IS
ONE OF THE MOST SIMPLE THINGS
IMAGINABLE. JUST TAKE A QUARTER (OR A
TOKEN, IF YOU HAVE A PLACE LIKE THAT
AROUND. MACHINES WHICH TAKE TOKENS
HAVE LOWER TOLERANCES AND ARE EASIER TO
FOOL) AND EITHER TAPE OR GLUE A PIECE
OF THREAD (OR DENTAL FLOSS, WHICH WORKS
BETTER) ABOUT 2 FEET LONG TO IT.
GOT THAT? NOW, GO TO YOU FAVORITE
CROWDED ARCADE AND PUT THE QUAD IN.
BUT NOT ALL THE WAY. JUST LOWER IT
DOWN SLOWLY UNTIL YOU HEAR (OR FEEL) IT
HIT THE TOTALIZER MECHANISM. THEN
JIGGLE IT UP AND DOWN. EACH TIME YOU
HIT THE TRIGGER INSIDE, YOU'LL GET A
CREDIT!
NOW IT'S TIME FOR SOME NUMBERS. THERE
IS A COMPUTER LOCATED AT 800-521-2255.
I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT IT IS SINCE IT WILL
NO ACCEPT 300 BAUD.
IF IT IS SAFE TO BOX IN YOUR AREA
HERE IS THE NUMBER TO THE PRINCETON
UNIVERSITY IBM 3033. 609-452-3854.
AFTER CONNECTING YOU WILL GET THE
VM/370 ONLINE MESSAGE. HIT RETURN AND
THE SYSTEM WILL SEND A "1!". NOW TRY
DIFFERENT IDS. YOUR BEST BET IS THE
Q9XXX (XXX=000TO 199) SERIES. IF YOU
GET NOT IN CP DIRECTORY IT MEANS THAT
THERE IS NOT AN ACCOUNT UNDER THAT ID
PRESENTLY. IF YOU GET
"PASSWORD:XXXXXXXX THEN ALWAYS TRY
"NULLPASS" FIRST. AFTER FOUR ATTEMPTS
THE SYSTEM WILL DUMP YOU. IF YOU DO
GET AN ACCOUNT TYPE "MONEY" TO SEE HOW
MUCH DOUGH THE ACCT. HAS. THEN TYPE
"GAMES" TO ACCESS THE GAMES DISK. THE
OPERATING SYSTEM IS CMS BY IBM. MANY
OF THEIR SYSTEMS USE IT.
THERE IS A GM WATTS EXTENDER USINT
T-TONE AT 800-521-1805. THE ACCESS
NUMBER CAN BE FROM 1 TO 23 DIGITS LON.
AFTER ENTERING YOUR NUMBER HIT # TO
TELL THE MACHINE YOU ARE FINISHED.
THERE IS A PBX AT 800-521-1675. THE
ACCESS CODE IS 3000. THEN YOU CAN HIT
7,8, OR 9. AFTER THAT I DON'T KNOW.
THERE IS ALSO A PBX AT 800-521-2625
AND; THE ACCESS CODE IS 3 DIGITS LONG.
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EXERPTED FROM T.A.P MAGAZINE
LIVE BETTER WITH FREE MOVIES
THIS WORKS WITH SOME CABLE SYSTEMS ALSO
AS SOME OF YOU MAY HAVE NOTICED,
MANY HOTELS NOW OFFER IN ROOM FIRST RUN
MOVIES ON THE TELEVISION SET (FOR A
NOMINAL FEE FROM $4-$6).
THERE ARE TWO VARIANTS OF THIS
SYTEM. ONE INVOLVES CALLING THE HOTEL
DESK, AND REQUESTING THAT THEY TRANSMIT
A REQUESTED MOVIE TO YOUR ROOM. OUR
DEPARTMENT IS UNFAMILIAR WITH THIS
SYTEM
- DETAILS WOULD BE APPRECIATED.
THE OTHER SYSTEM INVOLVES A
MODIFIED SET. THE CUTOMER (HOTELS HAVE
THE ANNOYING HABIT OF CALLING THEM
"GUESTS", BUT NOBODY WHO CHARGES ME $80
PER NIGHT CAN CALL ME THEIR "GUEST")
SIMPLY TUNES IN THE MOVIE HE/SHE/IT
DESIRES, AND RECIEVES THE BILL AT
CHECKOUT TIME. IN ORDER TO SAVE THE
TROUBLE OF REWIRING THE ENTIRE HOTEL, A
SINGLE CABLE IS USED. EACH TELEVISION
RECIEVES THE SIGNAL OVER THIS CABLE,
AND
TRANSMITS INFORMATION BACK TO THE C.O.
(TO USE A TELCO TERM). NATURALLY, IT IS
NECESSARY TO UNIQUELY IDENTIFY THE
INDIVIDUAL SETS SO AS TO KNOW WHOM IS
TO RECEIVE THE BILL. THERE ARE USUALLY
TWO DIP SWITCH PACKAGES MOUNTED ON A
PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD IN THE TLEVISION
SET, OR ATTACHED BOX. THESE SWITCHES
ARE SET TO A BINARY VALUE WHICH TELLS
THE HOTEL BILLING MACHINE WHO IS
WATCHING WHAT. SIMPLY RESET THESE
SWITCHES (REMEMBER WHAT THEY WERE SO
YOU
CAN RESET THEM LATER), ENJOY THE
MOVIES,
AND RESET WHEN DONE. ALTHOUGH PROBABLY
AN UNNECESSARY PRECATION, IT IS A GOOD
IDEA TO USA A DIFFERENT SWITCH PATTERN
EVERY KNIGHT, AND LEAVE THE UNIT IN ITS
ORIGINAL POSITION WHENEVER YOU ARE NOT
OCCUPYING THE ROOM.
IT WILL PROBABLY BE NECESSARY TO
USE A SCREWDRIVER TO GET AT THE DIP
SWITCH ASSEMBLY. ONCE OPEN, IT SHOULD
BE FAIRLY SIMPLE TO FIND - AFTER ALL
THIS IS AN ADJUSTMENT WHICH MUST BE
MADE
TO EVERY SET BEFORE INSTALLATION. ONE
MORE THING - TRY NOT TO GIGGLE WHEN YOU
SEE SOME DICK ARGUING WITH THE DESK
CLERK ABOUT BEING BILLED FOR MOVIES HE
DIDN'T WATCH!
FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO NEED A BIT OF
CLARIFICATION ON THIS CONCEPT, I
SUGGEST
YOUR READ THE MANUAL TO A SEARS GARAGE
DOOR OPENER. THEY USE A SIMILAR SETUP
SO THAT YOUR NEIGHBORS'S OPERNER WON'T
OPEN YOUR DOOR (OR VICE-VERSA).
TAP #67 EXERPT
TWO NEW SCAMS HAVE BEEN ATTEMPTED
ON US IN THE PAST COUPLE MONTHS. WE DID
NOT FALL FOR EITHER.
ONE IS THE FAKE LETTERHEAD DEAL BY
WHICH ONE ASKS FOR SAMPLES OF OUR
PRODUCT WITH A PROMISE OF BUYING LARGE
QUANTITIES FOR GIFTS, SALES INCENTIVES,
ETC. THE FIRM NAME IS USUALLY VERY
IMPRESSIVE, SOME EVEN GIVE AN OVERSEAS
BRANCH ADDRESS. IT'S EASY TO GET
LETTERHEADS PRINTED UP. THE FANCIER,
THE BETTER. BUT WHEN SOMEONE ASKS FOR A
SAMPLE OF OUR PRODUCTS AND WE ARE NOT
FAMILIAR WITH THE FIRM, WE CALL THE MA
BELL OP AND SEE IF THERE IS A PHONE
LISTED FOR THE OUTFIT. IF ITS A REAL
BIGGIE SOUNDING FIRM WE LOOK HIM UP IN
ONE OF THE MANY DIRECTORIES AVAILABLE
AT
THE LIBRARY. I DOUBT IF MANY PEOPLE GO
TO THIS TROUBLE BEFORE SENDING SAMPLES,
ETC BUT WE OPERATE ON SUCH A SMALL
MARGIN WE HAVE MORE TIME THAN WE HAVE
MONEY. I'M SURE THIS SCAM WOULD WORK
WITH MOST BIG COMPANIES TO WHOM YOU
WROTE. EVEN IF THEY DIDN'T GIVE YOU
SAMPLES, THEY WOULD PROBABLY SEND THEM
AND BILL YOU.
THE OTHER SCAM INVOLVES FAKE
CHECKS. I DON'T KNOW HOW ONE GETS THE
CHECKS UNLESS HE GETS SAMPLES FROM A
BANK STATIONERY PRINTER. WE HAVE
RECEIVED WHAT LOOK LIKE LEGITIMATE
CHECKS BUT WHEN THEY ARE PRESENTED
THERE
IS NO RECORD OF THE PERSON OR THE
ACCOUNT. APPARENTLY THE CON ARTIST
HASSOMEONE IMPRINT HIS FAKE NAME AND
SOME 'COMPUTER' NUMBERS ON THE CHECKS.
BEING AN OLD QUASIEXPERT AT CRYPTO WE
HAVE BEEN ABLE TO SEE THROUGH MANY OF
THE FICTITIOUS NAMES, SOME ARE SO DUMB
AS TO SPELL THEIR NAMES BACKWARDS, EVEN
WHEN THEY DONT MAKE SENSE.
I FEEL THAT NONE OF YOU WOULD EVER
ATTEMPT ONE OF THIS SCAMS; THIS
INFORMATION IS GIVEN SO YOU CAN CATCH
ANYONE WHO MAY TRY TO PULL ONE OF THEM
ON YOU.
NOTE: JAILHOUSE STONED-BARCELONA-
GUARDS AT BARCELONA'S MODEL PRISON
BECAME SUSPICIOUS WHEN CONVICTS BEGAN
CAREFULLY TENDING PLANTS IN THE KITCHEN
GARDEN. THEY TURNED OUT TO BE MARIJUANA
PLANTS, 160 SQUARE FEET OF THEM,
ACCORDING TO PRISON OFFICIALS.
REPRINTED FROM TAP ISSUE 67 AND 65.
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