







BET YA BEEN HEARING A LOT OF RUMORS
ABOUT TAP STARTING UP AGAIN!
 WELL,SO HAVE I.
SO-O-O,YE OLE BOOTLEG DECIDES TO
CALL ROUND YE U.S. TO SEE JUST
WHAT TIS HAPPENING,AND LO AND 
BEHOLD,A STORY OF INTRIGUE,MYSTERY,
AND SPY VS SPY IN THE PHREAKING/HACKING
UNFOLDS AS NEVER BEFORE IN OUR HISTORY.
 ALTHOUGH I LIKE EVERYONE PERSONALLY
THAT IM GONNA TELL YA ABOUT,A FEW OF
THEM DEFINATELY HAVE BEEN BURNING AND
FUCKING PEOPLE IN SPADES.
 NOW LET YE STORY UNFOLD.



R-R-R-I-I-I-N-N-N-G-G-G

HELLO

BOOTLEG,THIS IS TIM OF THE WACKO/CRACKO
 BROTHERS.DO YOU WANNA JOIN A CONFERANCE.
SURE SAYS I.

BEEP

HEY BOOTLEG,SAYS TIM,IVE BEEN TALKING TOCHESIRE CATALYST AND HE'S GONNA GIVE
ME THE RIGHTS,MAILING LIST,BACK ISSUES,
AND NAME OF TAP MAGAZINE TO ME SO I CAN
RESTART TAP.

WHOA-A SAYS I-HOW YOU GONNA GET PEOPLE
 TO SUBSCRIBE SINCE TAP BURNED LOTS OF
PEOPLE 2 YEARS AGO OUT OF A BUNCH OF
SUBSCRIPTION MONEY.

WELL,SINCE MY MOM OWNS A PRINTING
COMPANY AND MY DAD OWNS 2 AD AGENCYS
AND 2 RADIO STATIONS AND IVE ALREADY
INTERVIEWED 50 OF THE GREATEST PHREAKS
AND HACKERS IN HISTORY AND IVE GOT A
53 PAGE 1ST ISSUE ALL LAID OUT AND
READY TO GO,IVE BEEN ADVERTISING ON
ALL THE BOARDS FOR SUBSCRIBERS,AND
IVE BEEN GETTING ABOUT A HUNDRED
SUBSCRIBERS PER DAY AT $35 EACH.

WOW-SAYS I!! THAT SOUNDS GREAT SO
FAR.IF INDEED YOU CAN RE-START
TAP,YOU CAN COUNT ON ANY HELP I
CAN GIVE YOU.

WELL BOOT,I WAS WONDERING IF YOU WOULD
BE TAPS WEST COAST EDITOR.            

SURE SAYS I,IF INDEED YOU CAN REALLY
PUT WHAT YOU SAY TOGETHER ILL EVEN
SEND YOU A BOX OF TELCO MANUALS AND
INTRODUCE YOU TO A GREAT HACKER THAT
ALREADY HAS PUBLISHING EXPERIENCE.
(BILL LANDRETH AKA THE CRACKER THAT
WROTE "OUT OF THE INNER CIRCLE")
AS A MATTER OF FACT,ILL CALL BILL
AND SEE IF HE WANTS TO GET INVOLVED,
IF SO HE WILL CALL YOU SOON.

BUT THERE IS ONE PROBLEM SAYS TIM.
SEEMS LIKE AS SOON AS A LOT OF
PEOPLE HEARD I WAS GETTING TAP,THEY
ALSO HAVE STARTED CALLING CHESIRE
TRYING TO GET HIM TO GIVE THEM THE
MAGAZINE OR STOP ITS PUBLICATION
BECAUSE THEY DONT WANT THE COMPET
ITION.

WHAT AND WHOM ARE THESE PEOPLE SAYS
I? AND WHY ARE THEY DOING THIS?

ONE GROUP IS LEX LUTHOR AND L.O.D.
MEMBERS BECAUSE THEY WERE THINKING
OF STARTING THEIR OWN MAGAZINE CALLED
PROJECT AWARE,AND WERE AFRAID THAT
TAPS REBIRTH WOULD KILL ANY CHANCES
OF THEIR PUBLICATION SUCCEEDING.

HELL,SAYS I-LOD TIS BUT A VERY SMALL
GROUP IN THE HACKING/PHREAKING
COMMUNITY.ALTHOUGH I KNOW A LOT OF
THEM OVER THE YEARS,I WOULD THINK
THEY HAVE MATURED BEYOND PLAYING
KID TYPE GAMES AND PETTY JEOLOUSLY.
AFTER ALL,THERE IS ROOM FOR ANOTHER
10 GOOD MAGAZINES,AND I MYSELF HAVE
MORE INFO,MANUALS,ETC. THAT CAN
EVER BE PUBLISHED BY EVEN 10 MAGAZINES.
NOT ONLY THAT-BUT NEW STUFF TIS AVAILABLE AT AN ASTOUNDING RATE NOWADAYS.      

 NO TIM,YOU JUST TELL ANYONE THAT TRYS
TO INTIMIDATE YOU TO FUCK OFF AND DIE!
 EVERYONE COULD HAVE CALLED CHESIRE
AND DONE THE SAME THING YOU DID OVER
THESE LAST 2 YEARS.NOW THAT SOMEONE
FINALLY HAS THE BALLS TO DO IT,I FOR
ONE WILL HELP THEM OUT.AND IM SURE
THAT EVERYONE I KNOW WILL STAND BEHIND
WHOMEVER HAS THE GUTS TO PUBLISH TAP
AGAIN.

THANX BOOTLEG,BUT ANOTHER PROBLEM
THAT HAS ARISED IS THE RUMOR THAT
CHESIRE DOESNT OWN TAP ANYMORE.

TIM-THE ONLY PEOPLE THAT ARE FEEDING
YOU ALL THIS BULL ARE THE ONES PRETEND
ING TO BE YOUR FRIENDS SO THAT THEY
CAN TALK YOU INTO NOT PUBLISHING TAP.
 THESE PEOPLE(NAMES WITH-HELD) HAVE
THEIR OWN GREEDY PLANS FOR GETTING
TAPS NAME AND WILL TRY ANYTHING TO
CON OR SCARE YOU INTO GIVING UP.
 YOUVE DONE A GREAT JOB ON YOUR
OWN SO FAR,AND YOU DONT NEED ANY OF
THEM,THEY NEED YOU,OR OTHERWISE THEY
WOULDNT BE GIVING YOU THE TYPE OF
ATTENTION YOUVE BEEN GETTING.
 DONT PAY ATTENTION TO THE 1 % OF
OUR COMMUNITY THAT ARE ARROGANT
SUPPOSED KNOW IT ALLS.OVER THE YEARS
IVE FOUND THAT THE BEST HACKERS AND
PHREAKS HELP OTHERS,AND COULDNT CARE
LESS ABOUT JOINING GROUPS WITH FUNNY
NAMES.99% OF THE COMMUNITY WILL
SUPPORT TAPS NEW PUBLISHERS 100%.
 AND THATS WHAT THE OTHER 1% IS
DEATHLY AFRAID OF!!!!!!!!!

OK BOOT-IM GONNA GO AHEAD WITH TAP
EVEN IF CHESIRE DOESNT WANT IT
REVIVED!BUT FIRST IM GONNA ASK
FOR A MEETING IN NEW YORK WITH
CHESIRE,YOU,ME,THE CRACKER,TUC,
SUSAN THUNDER,2600 MAGAZINE,HIGH
TIMES MAGAZINE,SCAN MAN,LEX LUTHOR,
AND CAP'N CRUNCH AKA JOHN DRAPER.
 IF YOU AND BILL CAN GO,ILL PAY
FOR THE PLANE TICKETS AND HOTEL.



(AFTER SEVERAL MORE DAYS OF CONFERANCES, PEOPLE CHANGING SIDES,AND MORE FIGHTING FOR TAPS CONTROL,A DECISION WAS REACHED TO MEET IN NYC MARCH 8TH FOR A GENERAL
 TAP CONVENTION TO DECIDE BETWEEN ALL
 INVOLVED WHAT YE FATE OF TAP IS TO BE.)

READ THE NEXT FILE TO LEARN ABOUT YE
GREAT 1986 TAP CONVENTION!!!!!!!!!!!
