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More on Cap'n Crunch
From: David Farber <dave () farber net>
Date: Sat, 13 Jan 2007 19:54:13 -0500
Begin forwarded message: From: Donnlorna () aol com Date: January 13, 2007 7:21:54 PM EST To: dave () farber netCc: newseditors () wsj com, observer () westnet com, tmisa () umn edu, yostx003 () tc umn edu
Subject: More on Cap'n Crunch Dave,I wrote the only authorized biography of John Draper (AKA Cap'n Crunch) published in my second book on computer crime, "Fighting Computer Crime," Scribners, 1983. It covered his three criminal convictions.The producers of the movies Wargames and Sneakers were inspired by my books. I was partly responsible for getting John out of prison in Pennsylvania by appealing to the judge that John was being forced with physical threats and torture by organized criminals to teach them how to phreak telephone systems. They injured his back when they caught him purposely teaching them incorrect technology by smuggling his teachings out of the prison and having them tested. I told the judge that John was more dangerous in prison than out. John did indeed write the first word processor for IBM's PC. He was convicted at least a fourth time when he was caught teaching his young companions that were living with him how to counterfeit BART train tickets in Oakland, California. He claimed to me that all his problems were caused by other people who forced or deceived him into revealing his hacking methods and got him into trouble.
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