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Colossus Cracks Again

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the now-yer-playing-with-power dept.

BOfH writes "The BBC is reporting that following a 14-year rebuild project, the Colossus computer is once again cracking codes at Bletchley Park." They will crack WWII-era encrypted messages, and compete against modern PCs. Fun stuff for crypto nerds and history buffs.

6 of 88 comments (clear)

  1. The real question is.... by zappepcs · · Score: 5, Funny

    will it be able to detect dupes?

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  2. Not as fast as it used to be. by RandoX · · Score: 4, Funny

    The machine is only running at about 30% of the speed it did originally. It appears that their ISP is throttling their packets for some reason. Comcast cited DMCA violations as the reason for the packet shaping.

  3. Re:Link to Bletchley Park by Bloke+down+the+pub · · Score: 5, Funny

    Not all of us are fortunate neough to be able to travel to London.
    Not a problem, it's in Milton Keynes.
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    It's true I tell you, feller at work's next door neighbour read it in the paper.
  4. The first message cracked by albeit+unknown · · Score: 4, Funny

    Be sure to drink your ovaltine

  5. Even more important than that . . . by SpeedyGonz · · Score: 3, Funny

    . . . Will it blend?

  6. Re:I Want a Babbage Engine, Dammit! by tsjaikdus · · Score: 4, Funny

    He also required the printer to have a blue pen the could fill in large surfaces.