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We certainly do want to fulfill that promise of explaining the many covers we’ve put out over the years. We can be pressured with more interest and discussion, as we’re only human. The covers are all made in-house. Some of the photos are untouched while others are heavily manhandled. What’s interesting is that most of the ones people assume are doctored aren’t, and vice versa. It’s great to know that people appreciate the work that goes into them - this is precisely why we continue to produce them.

Dear 2600:

The old phone system you guys had way back in the day used to have an awesome sound file. When you would call it, it would ring and say, “The number you have reached is not in service. If you feel you have reached this message in error, please hold and a hacker will assist you shortly.” I know I’m probably asking a lot, but is there any archive that I can get that file from? Or do you maybe have it to send?

m m

Actually, the recording said, “If you’d like to make a call, please hang up and try again. If you need help, stay on the line and a hacker will assist you shortly.” We have a few more, all recorded with the “official” phone company lady’s voice of the 1980s and 1990s. We’ll see about tracking down the rest of them and posting them online. Thanks for reminding us that they existed.

Dear 2600:

hey why dont you start putting the ads in your magazine online. so as i can purchase shit from your supporters. do eet faggot.

Lane

Yeah, you know how to win people over and speak in elegant prose to boot. Most of all, though, you’re able to make us feel really good about doing things in a manner that makes you unhappy.

Dear 2600:

Just wanted to know if you guys have ever done a report on HARRP. If so, where can I find this?

eb

To our knowledge, we don’t have any articles on the High Frequency Active Auroral Research Program. According to their website (www.haarp.alaska.edu), the purpose of this program is to “further advance our knowledge of the physical and electrical properties of the Earth's ionosphere which can affect our military and civilian communication and navigation systems.” Sounds like something we could find interesting if someone were to write a hacker-oriented piece on it.

Dear 2600:

How should I answer when my long-term girlfriend's mom asks why I am reading a book about hackers? She is in her mid 40s and only uses the PC to browse Facebook. This is a situation I was recently presented with, but I sort of shrugged it off. Is it worth spending time trying to explain what hacking really is and the negatives of automatically grouping hackers with cybercriminals and identity thieves? With that being asked, I became familiar with 2600 around late 2008 (very latecomer, I know). I am a 24-year-old working in application development for “the man” at a large company with the same initials of a certain wizard that attends Hogwarts. I picked up my first copy of 2600 at Barnes and Noble and have been hooked ever since. I am lucky to have come across it then, because it is the last time I can remember frequenting a bookstore (I have been ordering copies every quarter online). Also, at the time I was supporting back-end functions for a yellow and black U.S. CDMA provider that doesn't brand everything with "V" (horrid company, but that's a different story that I will likely write up and send in one day). I read the first copy from cover to back cover in one sitting and was more excited than I could articulate (or that maybe my then non-techie girlfriend could understand at least). A few days later, I eagerly purchased a copy of The Best of 2600 from Amazon. Even though I continued to read the new 2600 publications, somehow The Best Of ended up on a bookshelf until late 2010. I have been reading the book during free time on the weekends and just recently finished. For any new readers who aren't familiar, this is an excellent book for anyone interested in