TAP (magazine)
American underground phone-phreaking newsletter (1971–1984)
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TAP (originally YIPL, Youth International Party Line) is an American underground newsletter focused on phone phreaking and related technical topics. It was published from 1971 to 1984.[1]
Cheshire Catalyst (Ozzie Osband)
June 1976 issue of TAP No. 36 | |
| Editor | Tom Edison Cheshire Catalyst (Ozzie Osband) |
|---|---|
| Former editors | Al Bell (Alan Fierstein) |
| Categories | Phone phreaking, computer hacking, telecommunications |
| Frequency | Bimonthly |
| Format | Newsletter (folded tabloid) |
| Founder | Abbie Hoffman, Al Bell (Alan Fierstein) |
| First issue | June 1971 |
| Final issue Number | March 1984 91 |
| Country | United States |
| Based in | New York City |
| Language | English |
| ISSN | 0194-3936 |
| OCLC | 11801135 |
It was co-founded in June 1971 by Abbie Hoffman and Alan Fierstein (writing as Al Bell), a Cornell engineering student.[1] Early issues mixed Yippie political commentary with technical information about the Bell System.[1]
In 1973 the publication was renamed TAP, initially standing for Technological American Party and later Technological Assistance Program.[1] It continued as a technical newsletter covering telephone signaling, network architecture, and related electronics until it ceased in 1984.[2]