05-04-2020, 08:38 PM
I visited there a few years ago right around New Years. Was one of the first in the door so go to walk across the lawn covered in frost while it was still quiet. Very atmospheric place. It's a shame there is the whole kerfuffle with the national computing museum next door (where the recreation of Colossus is). I don't know if they ever solved all of that. Although I quite liked the run down feel of the computing museum, an old school kind of museum.
Inspiring places, both of them. After visiting there I worked out how to build my own desktop version of the Turing-Welchman Bombe. And I am still beavering away on a 3D printed mechanical Enigma machine based on the Polish doubles. I've done several software Enigma versions (the code is actually simple once you understand how the machine works mechanically) including a wrist watch version as well as one in a pocket watch. Have to have hobbies other than old cars right. Am glad I have them in these days of enforced stay home time, I'm never bored!
Simon
Inspiring places, both of them. After visiting there I worked out how to build my own desktop version of the Turing-Welchman Bombe. And I am still beavering away on a 3D printed mechanical Enigma machine based on the Polish doubles. I've done several software Enigma versions (the code is actually simple once you understand how the machine works mechanically) including a wrist watch version as well as one in a pocket watch. Have to have hobbies other than old cars right. Am glad I have them in these days of enforced stay home time, I'm never bored!
Simon