on 7-30-05 9:02 PM, Adam Vaughn at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

> I've heard the term "beige box" used to describe either a true lineman's
> clip-lead telephone set (or, yes, buttset),

Like this?  http://www.jensentools.com/brands/Harris

> or a home telephone modified to have clip leads on the end of the cord (and
> perhaps a 'monitor' circuit) like a buttset.

Like this?  http://oldskoolphreak.com/tfiles/phreak/practical_phreak.txt

> BTW, I happen to own an old rotary dial lineman's telephone,
> though I use it only for occasional amusement purposes on my own phone line...

Home Depot sells that kind of thing, too, if you ever want to upgrade to a
touchtone set.  Just search their site under the brand name "Harris."
They're a few bucks cheaper than Jensen Tools...only I couldn't link to HD
directly for informational purposes.


Cheers,

James Fraser


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