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hackMax Headroom Hacks PBS, 1987Submitted by tranquileye on Thu, 2005-11-10 06:12.
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On Nov. 22, 1987, a video hacker managed to override the Chicago PBS station's broadcast of Dr. Who for 90 seconds and replace it with entertainment of his own design - wearing a Max Headroom mask. They also hacked into a major Chicago commercial station that night. It was a juvenile but hilarious performance as "Max" drops his pants and gets a paddling from his accomplise (also masked). This incident made the national news, but the perpetrators were never caught in spite of an investigation.