Museum of Portable Sound - Electronics expert John Draper (aka 'Captain Crunch') invented a particularly infamous 'phone phreaking' hack between 1968-1971. Draper discovered that the tone emitted by a plastic 'Bo'sun Whistle'
Kevin Mitnick on X: "Just got the coolest birthday gift. An original Captain Crunch whistle! Thank you @hacktress09 https://t.co/FQeepcH08p" / X
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