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Yes, in the 1980s we downloaded games from the radio (newslttrs.com)

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[–] [email protected] 17 points 4 days ago (2 children)

I wonder if the same people also think manipulating the tones to make free phone calls, as shown in Hackers, is also just a Hollywood myth. That shit was actually real.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Jokes on you nobody under the age of 50 has seen Hackers

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 days ago

I'm barely under 50 and never heard of this. And I watched mcgiver as a kid.

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[–] agentshags 13 points 4 days ago

Phreaky

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