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TAP (magazine)

TAP (originally YIPL, Youth International Party Line) is an American underground newsletter focused on phone phreaking and related technical topics. It was published from 1971 to 1984.

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Based in
New York City
Categories
Phone phreaking, computer hacking, telecommunications
Country
United States
Editor
Tom Edison Cheshire Catalyst (Ozzie Osband)
Final issue Number
March 1984 91
First issue
June 1971

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TAP (magazine)

Nodes6
Edges5
Triples13
Avg. degree1.67
Density0.333333
Components1

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TAP (magazine)

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Based in · 1
TAP (magazine) → New York City
Categories · 1
TAP (magazine) → Phone phreaking, computer hacking, telecommunications
Country · 1
TAP (magazine) → United States
Editor · 1
TAP (magazine) → Tom Edison Cheshire Catalyst (Ozzie Osband)
Final issue Number · 1
TAP (magazine) → March 1984 91
First issue · 1
TAP (magazine) → June 1971
Format · 1
TAP (magazine) → Newsletter (folded tabloid)
Former editors · 1
TAP (magazine) → Al Bell (Alan Fierstein)
Founder · 1
TAP (magazine) → Abbie Hoffman, Al Bell (Alan Fierstein)
Frequency · 1
TAP (magazine) → Bimonthly

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tap newsletter bell technical 1971 1984 american june phone phreaking party related abbie hoffman alan fierstein al issue originally yipl

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
TAP (magazine)Based inNew York City1.00infobox
TAP (magazine)CategoriesPhone phreaking, computer hacking, telecommunications1.00infobox
TAP (magazine)CountryUnited States1.00infobox
TAP (magazine)EditorTom Edison Cheshire Catalyst (Ozzie Osband)1.00infobox
TAP (magazine)Final issue NumberMarch 1984 911.00infobox
TAP (magazine)First issueJune 19711.00infobox
TAP (magazine)FormatNewsletter (folded tabloid)1.00infobox
TAP (magazine)Former editorsAl Bell (Alan Fierstein)1.00infobox
TAP (magazine)FounderAbbie Hoffman, Al Bell (Alan Fierstein)1.00infobox
TAP (magazine)FrequencyBimonthly1.00infobox
TAP (magazine)ISSN0194-39361.00infobox
TAP (magazine)LanguageEnglish1.00infobox
TAP (magazine)OCLC118011351.00infobox

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