I tried to email gadgetsandgizmos but their "contact us" form does not accept html, uri's etc…
"Possible malicious code detected. No HTML, URIs, or anchor tags are allowed in message."
How are we supposed to provide evidence of incorrect information if we can't link them to the correct material?
Anyways, I was interested to see that gadgetsandgizmos had published an image titled "HACK ATTACK: ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW". It was a very interesting title but I was a little worried to see what they were going to say. However, I am going to skip over my opinions and simply correct a piece of information they have placed under Steve Wozniak.
gadgetsandgizmos hackers.jpg
Please, don't get me wrong, I like Steve Wozniak he has done a lot of great stuff but he was not the one that created the blue box as the image says. A matter of fact if you watch the documentary "History of Hacking" Steve actually says that the article from Esquire about the blue box had already come out. It was after the article came out the Steve built his own blue box.
History of Hacking - Youtube
Also, in the document "Steve Wozniak" on page 8 it says the following:
(Steve Wozniak)
"John Draper explained to Wozniak the Blue Box, a device with which one could (mis)use the telephone system by emulating pulses (i.e. phone phreaking). Although Draper instructed Woz not to produce and especially not sell the gadgets on account of the possibility of being discovered, Wo- zniak built and sold Blue Boxes for $150 a piece."
Again, nothing against Steve Wozniak, Steve Wozniak has done a lot for the industry but I just want to make sure that credit for the blue box gets put in the right place.
Additional reading:
Secrets of the Little Blue Box (1971)
Does anyone have any other information that I am missing?
Am I correct in the information I am providing?
John Draper, Steve Wozniak, Steve Jobs ... Any clarification?
