[net.sf-lovers] 555 in WarGames

rh%MIT-EECS@MIT-MC@sri-unix.UUCP (07/11/83)

From:  Randy Haskins <rh at MIT-EECS at MIT-MC>

I noticed the '555'.  That is the prefix for phone-company-type
lines (like information is 1-areacode-555-1212, and repair for a
local area is 1-555-wxyz, etc.)  I suppose they do things like
this so that they don't display a real telephone number, because
there are cretins who are liable to call any number they see
because they think it'll be funny.
			-Randy
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