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Those guys were called 'phreaks', not 'phrakers". BTW, Apple was founded by two phreaks.
by Torwald 7y ago
Those guys were called 'phreaks', not 'phrakers". BTW, Apple was founded by two phreaks.
- cronix 7y agoApple wouldn't exist if not for Allen's original Blue Box Tone Generator. It's what funded them.
- munk-a 7y agoTo correct, it was actually Wozniak that was assembling the phreaking boxes. Apparently they made a revenue of 3k from the venture[1]. 1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Apple_Inc.#1975%E2%80%931985:_Jobs_and_Wozniak https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Apple_Inc.#1975%E2%...
- PhasmaFelis 7y agoIt was founded by one phreak and a slick-talking salesman. (And also by Ronald Wayne, poor bastard.)