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Do-It-Yourself Electronic Enigma Machine

Posted by timothy on from the beats-pig-latin dept.

Radio Shack Robot writes "The Enigma-E is a DIY Building Kit that enables you to build your own electronic variant of the famous Enigma coding machine that was used by the German army during WWII. It works just like a real Enigma and is compatible with an M3 and M4 Enigma as well as the standard Service Machines. A message encrypted on, say, a real Enigma M4 can be read on the Enigma-E and vice versa."

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  1. Just think by Bobdoer · · Score: 1, Redundant

    You could encode a secret message on this machine and then send it to a friend with a notice telling them to buy a machine too!
    Seriously, beyond some amount of coolness (much less because it's an electronic version as opposed to a mechanical one) this doesn't have much use.

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  2. Too late by EvAck · · Score: -1, Redundant

    Why are there project like this? I feel like the past is keeping us from the future. The people who are dedicated to making engima-like encryption are clearly intelligent...why not dedicate such brain power to making newer,better encryption schemes. The next break through in the code-maker/code-breaker war is just around the corner. Why not work in it, instead of reprodoucing the past?

  3. Bummer by iswm · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Too bad this isn't available in the US. It would make a really nice gift (To me).

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  4. Am I the only one by jcoy42 · · Score: -1, Redundant

    that read that as "Do-It-Yourself Electronic Enema Machine", and had to re-read it like 4 times (in horror)?

    Clearly, I need more sleep.

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