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  • November 16, 2007 at 1:03 pm #1042895
    starlaugh
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      Just got an email saying that we are going to have the Enigma machine on display at work for a day, I am going to book myself a demo…..

      I dont get why a publishers is having it here though :crazy_diz

      November 16, 2007 at 1:16 pm #1124864
      General Lighting
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        Aren’t your employers the sort of people who publish books/journals for Extremely Brainy People? Perhaps they are publishing a book on cryptography?

        I read in the news the Collossus(sp?) computer has been rebuilt. They even got some Germans to transmit signals by wireless from Germany to test it!

        November 16, 2007 at 1:16 pm #1145790
        General Lighting
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          Aren’t your employers the sort of people who publish books/journals for Extremely Brainy People? Perhaps they are publishing a book on cryptography?

          I read in the news the Collossus(sp?) computer has been rebuilt. They even got some Germans to transmit signals by wireless from Germany to test it!

          November 16, 2007 at 1:29 pm #1124865
          starlaugh
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            General Lighting wrote:
            Aren’t your employers the sort of people who publish books/journals for Extremely Brainy People? Perhaps they are publishing a book on cryptography?

            Thats right GL,

            Just seems odd that its only for view for one day and only to staff…..Ah well popping along next week for a demo on how it works (i doubt i will understand though)

            My old man was telling me that when he used to work at RAF Cosford when he opened and closed the building they had to sign a document to state that the enigma machine they held was still there.

            I read in the news the Collossus(sp?) computer has been rebuilt. They even got some Germans to transmit signals by wireless from Germany to test it!

            I find this sort of thing quite interesting to watch documentrys or read about. Its amazing some of the stuff they did.

            November 16, 2007 at 1:29 pm #1145791
            starlaugh
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              General Lighting wrote:
              Aren’t your employers the sort of people who publish books/journals for Extremely Brainy People? Perhaps they are publishing a book on cryptography?

              Thats right GL,

              Just seems odd that its only for view for one day and only to staff…..Ah well popping along next week for a demo on how it works (i doubt i will understand though)

              My old man was telling me that when he used to work at RAF Cosford when he opened and closed the building they had to sign a document to state that the enigma machine they held was still there.

              I read in the news the Collossus(sp?) computer has been rebuilt. They even got some Germans to transmit signals by wireless from Germany to test it!

              I find this sort of thing quite interesting to watch documentrys or read about. Its amazing some of the stuff they did.

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