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An access guide for hard-to-find items, equipment, and information.

Art by mail:

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[company] Art Matrix [items] "We design high quality fractal products such as Posters, shirts, software, button slides and our famous 2-hour video 'Mandlebrot Sets and Julia Sets' which is 2-solid hours of fractal animation with a choregraphed soundtrack." [phone] 800-739-3889 FAX: 607-277-8913 [contact] Homer Smith [address] P.O. Box 880 Ithaca, New York USA

Comics:

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[company] Last Gasp [items] Comix, lots of Art books, magazines, and much more 'free thinking' literature. [phone] 415-824-6636 FAX: 415-824-1836 [contact] Homer Smith [address] 2180 Bryant San Francisco, CA 94110 USA

[company] Mile High Comics [items] Thousands and thousands of 'mainstream' comics at decent prices. [phone] [contact] [address] 2151 W 56Th Ave Denver, CO 80221 USA

Computers and technology:

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[company] BNF Enterprises [items] General electronics supplier. Has a vast selection of surplus parts, components, gadgets, etc. Huge catalog. [phone] 617-531-5775 [contact] [address] PO Box 3357, Peabody, MA 01960 USA	[company] Cabletronics [items] Videocypher II descrambling manual, schematics, video & audio DES, cloning, muskateering, EPROM codes (HBO, Cinemax, Showtime, Adult channels). [phone] 219-464-7266 FAX: 000-000-0000 [contact] [address] Box 30502R Rd Delin, Bethseda, MD 20814 USA
[company] Capri Electronics [items] Sells scanner accessories, descramblers, bug detectors. [phone] 404-376-3712 [contact] [address] Route 1 Canon, GA 30250 USA	[company] Deco Industries [items] Kits for miniature FM xmitters, telephone bugs, etc. [phone] 914-232-3878 [contact] [address] Box 607 Bedford Hills, NY 10507 USA
[company] Diversified Wholesale Products [items] Scrambler phones, bug detectors, ECM, executive & personal protection equipment, etc. [phone] [contact] [address] PO Box 1275 Redondo Beach, CA 90278 USA	[company] Diptronics [items] An excellent source of information and components for satellite TV systems, from complete dish kits to separate parts for homebrew systems. Catalog contains some good technical info. [phone] 914-232-3878 [contact] [address] PO Box 60 Lake Hiawatha, NJ 07034 USA
[company] Edmund Scientific Co. [items] Offers a catalog of science/hobbyist-oriented devices and materials, including binoculars, IR viewers, lasers, lenses, and some electronics gear. A well-established, reliable co. [phone] [contact] [address] 101 E. Gloucester Pike Barrington, NJ 08007 USA	[company] Excalibur Enterprises [items] Night-vision devices, Starlight weapon scopes, etc. [phone] 215-967-3443 [contact] [address] PO Box 266 Emmans, PA 18049 USA
[company] J & W Electronics, Inc. [items] Cable converters, Macrovision, signal eliminators, snooper stopper (which prevents cable co.'s from knowing how many cable converters you have). [phone] 800-227-8529 [contact] [address] PO Box 800 Mansfield, MA 02048 USA	[company] The Intelligence Group [items] Specializes in video equipment of all types, including pin-hole lenses, ABSCAM investigative equipment, etc. [phone] 813-933-9244 [contact] Jerry Ogelsby (Mngr) [address] 1324 West Waters Ave, Lighthouse Point, FL 33064 USA
[company] Mouser Electronics [items] Electronic components, parts, & equip. Good prices & service. Usually has what you can't find elsewhere. [phone] [contact] [address] 11433 Woodside Ave, Santee, CA 92071 USA	[company] PK Electronik [items] Offers the most complete line of highly-sophisticated electronic bugging devices & cloak-&-dagger devices in the world, with prices to match. Prompt service via Air Parcel Post. [phone] 040 249011 [contact] [address] Heidenkampsweig 74, 2000 Hamburg 1, West Germany
[company] Scramble Facts [items] Phone for 3 mins of satellite TV industry news, tech tips, & new product info. [phone] 718-343-0130 [contact] [address] USA	[company] Scrambling News [items] Newsletter with info on Videocipher, cloning, microwave hacking, Z-TAC systems, etc. [phone] 716-874-2088 [contact] [address] 15552A Hertel Ave, Buffalo, NY 14216 USA
[company] TAP [items] This is a Times Square mail drop for these folks. Basically, they are anti-telephone co., anti-bureaucracy, technically-oriented, semi-radicals who publish a newsletter, which is usually one or two pages of technical information on such things as how to rip off pay phones & utility companies, cheat the postal service, and other similar ideas. A sample newsletter is $1.00, but don't send cash as TAP isn't all that reliable about filling orders. [phone] [contact] [address] Room 603,147 W. 42 St, New York USA	[company] Video & Satellite Marketeer [items] A newsletter for those interested in video, VCR, satellite dishes, etc. Has a catalog of a wide variety of recorded tapes, and interesting classifieds. [phone] 614-451-6353 [contact] [address] PO Box 21026, Columbus, OH 43221 USA

Catalogs:

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[company] Amok, Fourth Dispatch [items] The amok fourth dispatch offers over two thousand five book titles & vido,audo cassettes, raw data!..forensic medical texts, cia torture manuals, behavior control, porn, satanist manifestos, nudest coloy guide books, ufo's, aids as biological warfare, cyberpunk scifi, Poe, H.P.Lovecraft, Nietzsche, and more. [phone] 213-665-0956 [contact] [address] P.O Box 861867, Terminal Annex, Los Angeles, CA 90086-1867 USA

[company] Books-by-phone [items] Books-by-Phone offers controversial and underground books on topics such as comics, criminology, cyberpunk, drugs, ID, the occult, privacy, rock&roll, sexuality, shaminism, survival, visionary literature, and weird&exotic books. Call and have them send you a catalog today! [phone] 800-858-2665 [contact] [address] P.O. Box 522 Berkeley, CA 94701 USA

[company] Eden Press [items] Great catalog of books on privacy, fake ID, offshore banking, and the underground economy. [phone] 800-338-8484 [contact] [address] P.O. Box 8410 Fountain Valley, CA 92728 USA

[company] Loompanics Unlimited [items] Loompanics sells "unusual" books. The sections in their catalog include The Underground Economy, Tax Avoidance, Fake ID, Big Brother, Locks & Locksmithing, Self Defense, Revenge, Guns, Bombs, Guerrilla Warfare, Sex, Drugs, Science & Technology, Anarchism, Self-Publishing, and more! [phone] [contact] [address] P.O. Box 1197 Port Townsend, WA 98368 USA

Weapons, guns and explosives:

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[company] American Ballistics Co. [items] Sells special-purpose ammunition, sub-sonic, super-sonic, armorpiercing, etc. Will custom-manuf. ammo to specifications. [phone] 404-434-3078 [contact] [address] PO Box 1410 Marietta, GA 30061 USA	[company] Atlantic [items] Stinkbombs. [phone] [contact] [address] Box 12627 Charleston, S.C. 29412 USA
[company] Bryg's Inc. [items] Sells a push-button stilleto, which is carried in a pocket like a pen. When the pocket-clip is pressed, a needle-sharp hardened-steel shaft springs out from the front of the barrel, locking in place. [phone] 404-448-9606 [contact] [address] PO Box 1452 Lilburn, GA 30247 USA	[company] C & T Enterprises [items] Sells M-18 military-type smoke grenades; any color. Used to sell for $18 each. [phone] [contact] [address] PO Box 18564 Tuscon, AZ 85731 USA
[company] Covert Arms Co. [items] Sells a kit for assembling a .22 pen gun. Contains everything but the outer tube. Info is supplied on where to buy the outer tube. Assembly is quick & requires no special skills or tools. ILLEGAL to assemble the firearm without the appropriate federal permit. Shoots any type of .22 ammo, including magnum. [phone] 915-594-4077 [contact] [address] PO Drawer 31190 El Paso, TX 79931 USA	[company] Criminal Research Products [items] Handles a large line of general police and investigative equipment, including electronic surveillance items. They have two separate catalogs, one for the general public, and one for law-enforcement. Genuine law-enforcement officers should specify this fact when requesting a catalog, or they'll receive the ORDINARY one. [phone] [contact] [address] 206 - 218 East Hector St Conshocken, PA 19428 USA
[company] De Voe [items] Sells info on making electronic detonators. [phone] [contact] [address] PO Box 32 Berlin, PA 15530 USA	[company] The Edge Co. [items] Knife kits for switchblades, stilletos, and other automatic knives. Assembled kits may be illegal in your area. [phone] 1-800-445-10 [contact] [address] PO Box 826 Brattleboro, VT 05301 USA
[company] Freedom Arms [items] Sells info on making plastic explosives, napalm, thermite, etc. for $10.00. [phone] [contact] [address] Box 7072 Springfield, MO 65801 USA	[company] Howell Laboratories [items] Sells formulas for smoke grenades, fireworks, contact explosives, etc. [phone] [contact] [address] Box 73 Folly Beach, SC 29439 USA
[company] L & M Guns [items] Before you read this one, please note that it's ILLEGAL to own or omprovise any type of device which is definable as a firearm silencer, without proper licensing and authorization, where required. Now then... this company sells an adapter which allows you to use an ordinary 2-litre plastic soft-drink bottle to effectively quiet the muzzle blast of most firearms, particularly a .22. It works almost as well as a $200 machined device. [phone] 404-432-6018 [contact] [address] 1629 Gaylor St, Smyrna, GA 30080 USA	[company] Larc International [items] Sells a freon-powered BB machine gun. Shoots 3000 BBs per minute at an effective range of about 30 yds. Uses standard BBs and standard-sized cans of freon (avail. at most auto-supply stores). Price used to be about $40.00. Dangerous; not a toy. [phone] 305-339-6699 [contact] [address] PO Box 460 Maitland, FL 32751 USA
[company] Liberty Industries [items] Offers a fantastic selection of pyrotechnic components & chemicals. They specialize in complete kits, consisting of pre-formed tubes, end-caps, fuse, and everything else needed to make REAL fireworks. They START at the M-60 size and go upward to the quarter-stick and full-stick items. They also have kits for making big aerial gun salutes. [phone] [contact] [address] Box 279, Rd 4 Quakertown, PA 18951 USA	[company] Matthews Police Supply Co. [items] Brass knuckles, lead-loaded sap gloves, etc. [phone] [contact] [address] PO Box 1754 Matthews, NC 28105 USA
[company] Matthews Cutlery [items] Handles over 1000 different knives, tomahawks, etc. [phone] 404-636-7923 [contact] [address] 3845-A N. Druid Hills Rd, Decatur, GA 30033 USA	[company] MKBS Publications [items] Sells info on making explosive bullets, including .22 rimfire. Also has other instructional materials on explosives-making and related hobbies. [phone] [contact] [address] 4111 Lincoln Blvd, Marina Del Rey, CA 90291 USA
[company] Morris Lawing [items] Markets a black-powder short rifle which is disguised as a walking-cane. [phone] [contact] [address] 150 Garland Ct, Charlotte, NC 28202 USA	[company] Nuclear Research [items] Astrolite explosives - they claim they're "the most powerful nonnuclear explosives ever developed. More powerful than TNT, C-4, plastic, nitroglycerin, or PBXN-1". [phone] [contact] [address] Box 10073 Springfield, MO 65808 USA
[company] Phoenix Systems Inc. [items] Lockpicking supplies, bugs, smokebombs, videos, books...ect. [phone] 303-277-0305 FAX: 303-278-8101 [contact] [address] Po Box 3339 Evergreen, CO 80439 USA	[company] R.P.B. [items] Remember Morris Lawing's black-powder cane gun? Well, this co. sells a conversion kit to make Lawing's cane gun shoot a .38 Special. Comes with everything, & screws right in. Illegal without the proper permits. [phone] [contact] [address] 4327-A1 S. Atlanta Rd. S.E., Smyrna, GA 30080 USA
[company] Sardauker Press [items] Sells plans & shop drawings for converting an ordinary Zippo lighter to shoot a .22 short (simple machine work). Finished weapon may still be used as a lighter. This is ILLEGAL to manufacture without an appropriate federal license and local permit, if required. [phone] [contact] [address] Box 18644 Memphis, TN 38118 USA	[company] Scramco [items] Sells mechanically-triggered tear-gas expellers for use in booby-traps and other similar applications. Also has electronically-triggered and time-delay models. [phone] 215-582-1694 [contact] [address] 852 W. 1st St, Birdsboro, PA 19508 USA
[company] Silent Partners, Inc. [items] Offers a full line of threat-zoned modular body armor. This is a T-shirt type, bullet-proof material with add-on panels. [phone] [contact] [address]230 Lafayette St, Gretna, LA 70053 USA	[company] Split Second Security, Inc. [items] Sells a holster for mini guns, disguised as a pager. Fits Davis Derringers, Bauer, Browning .25 autos, Freedom Arms .22LR, 1" barrel, North American Arms .22LR, 1 1/8". $17.95 + $1.50 s&h. Purchaser must comply with applicable laws. [phone] [contact] [address] PO Box 16142-G Houston, TX 77222 USA
[company] Steve Arnold's Gunroom [items] Professional locksmithing tools; picks, tubular lock picks, Schlage wafer, books, double-sided tumbler picks, etc. [phone] 503-726-6360 [contact] [address] PO Box 68, Dept 32-1, Dexter, OR 97431 USA	[company] Superior Suppressors [items] Sells a complete kit for making an efficient pistol silencer (including tube) that fits the Ruger Mk-1 auto-pistol. The kit is easily finished by simple drilling and hand-filing. It is legal to buy the kit, but ILLEGAL to finish it without a federal permit. A machine shop can do the work for about $10. The kit sells for $100, and reduces the sound of a .22 long rifle to that of a pellet gun. [phone] 313-581-5016 [contact] [address] Box 09161 Detroit, MI 48209 USA

Fraud:

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[company] City News Service [items] Sells very authentic-looking PRESS ID cards. Several different types, including wallet, clip-on, dashboard signs, window stickers, etc. Prices are fair, quality is excellent. Reliable. [phone] 417-469-2423 [contact] [address] PO Box 86 Willow Springs, MO 65793 USA	[company] Columbia Pacific University [items] College degrees; no studies, state authorized. Costs about $2600.00 [phone] 415-459-1650 [contact] [address] 1415 Third St, San Rafael, CA 94901 USA
[company] K Products [items] Sells ID documents: International drivers' license & other cards, custom-made police & security badges, etc. [phone] [contact] [address] PO Box 27507 San Antonio, TX 78227 USA	[company] Taylor [items] Offers international drivers' license, international student ID card, Social Security Card, and other documents. Service is slow, quality is good. Not to be used for deceptive or illegal purposes (of course). [phone] [contact] [address] PO Box 15391 W. Palm Beach, FL 33416 USA

Science:

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[company] Amazing Concepts [items] Sells kits for FM xmitters, telephone bugs, phasor thingumabobs, and (no kidding) an "invisible pain field generator," which is supposedly quite weak & disappointing. Also known as Information Unlimited and Scientific Systems. [phone] 603-673-4730 [contact] [address] Box 716 Amherst, NH 03031 USA

[company] H & W [items] Sells genuine human skulls, whole skeletons, arms, legs, etc. Everything is clean & in good condition, with no holes. [phone] [contact] [address] PO Box 4 Whitehall, PA 18052 USA

[company] Extropy Institute [items] Publishes Extropy magazine. Dedicated to extropianism, an expansive, promethean, scientific school of though dedicated to removing limits on human accomplishment. These people ultimately seek to get rid of death and taxes. Libertarian anarchism, cryonics, smart drugs, life extension, AI, etc. [phone] 909-688-2323 [contact] Max More more@usc.Edu [address] 11860 Magnolia Ave, Ste R Riverside, CA 92503 USA

[company] Merrell Scientific Co. [items] One of the biggest & most well-stocked mail-order chemical suppliers in the U.S. Extremely large selection of high-quality chemicals and laboratory apparatus. Good prices, reliable, professional service. [phone] 716-426-1540 [contact] [address] 1665 Buffalo Rd, Rochester, NY 14624 USA

Magazines:

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[company] Arson [items] ARson (a publication of The Estranged Youth Society) is just full of a bunch of anti-authority stuff. issue #1 contains: pranks to play on the church, mail terrorism, 101 ways to kill your parents with an axe, and more. There's also some cool humor, like the mineral water review and night of the living sea mon. [phone] 916-478-1922 [contact] [address] 10290 Shekinah Hill, Nevada City, CA 95959 USA

[company] Forbidden Lines [items] Forbidden Lines is a magazine of horror, sci-fi, fantasy, cyberculture and exp and experimental fiction. It's published quarterly and is really slick and coo cool. Not at all an amateurish effort. [phone] [contact] Charles Overbeck [address] Po Box 23 Chapel Hill, NC 27515 USA

[company] Mondo 2000 [items] Mondo 2000 is the magazine of cyberpunk, virtual reality, wetware, designer aphrodisiacs, artificial life, techno-erotic paganism, and more. A great source of information for life on the fringe. [phone] 510-845-9018 FAX: 510-649-9630 [contact] Queen Mu & R.U. Sirius [address] P.O. Box 10171 Berkeley, Ca 94709 USA

[company] Vox Mundi [items] Humor, politics, extensive self-analysis, much reader contribution. Be heard, not herd! [phone] [contact] Unknown [address] Po Box 196 Memphis, AR 72301 USA

[company] Wired [items] Wired explores where the leading edge of technology is leading and driving our culture. Wired not only shows the latest gizmos and gadgets, but tries to discover what changes our society is going to undergo because of these gizmos and gadgets. Very hip, great artwork, excellent writing. [phone] 415-904-0660 FAX: 415-904-0669 [contact] Louis Rossetto, Publisher [address] P.O. Box 191826 San Francisco, CA 94119-1826 USA

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