Virtual Colossus @VirtualColossus
Colossus was a computer built during WW2 to crack the German Lorenz. 3D web based version + Enigma,Lorenz,Typex,Bombe & M-209 @[email protected] virtualcolossus.co.uk Milton Keynes, England Joined August 2016-
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It's time to fill out some of the metalwork that holds everything together. It's no wonder the SG-41 weighed in at around 13kg especially as Germany were running out of lighter metals by the end of the war. @tnmoc @bletchleypark @cryptomuseum @GCHQ @threejs
Pictured is 'Secret Listener' Paul Douglas revisiting his wartime workplace over 70 years later. How did he feel about intercepting the conversations of his former countrymen during the Second World War? He told me: ‘I never felt I was betraying Germany. Germany betrayed me.’
19 Sep 1943: Death of Hans-Thilo Schmidt, spy "Asché", who sold information on German military Enigma to the French.
Barbara Southerland has finally been recognized at 99 for her secret wartime work for the famed Enigma codebreakers at Bletchley Park. hamhigh.co.uk/news/25474520.…
New in stock! Sir Dermot Turing's "Misread Signals" spotlights the incredible, overlooked female codebreakers of Bletchley Park. An essential read! Get your copy in our shop or online: ow.ly/9XOr50WVX83 #BletchleyPark #MisreadSignals #WWII #WomenInHistory #HiddenFigures
One of the final external controls completed, the F/L knob. This switches the SG-41 between Funktion (Operate) and Löschen (Clear). Clear mode releases the mechanism from the cipher wheels so they can be moved to a new position or reset. @GCHQ @tnmoc @bletchleypark @threejs
Posters for this years cipherchallenge.org should be arriving in schools this week. If you want to help promote the competition, why not post a picture of the poster on your boards?
Last month, I was thrilled to be invited to @GCHQ in Cheltenham to see their rare SG-41 cipher machine for real! It has answered many questions about this amazing WW2 machine. I can now move on & complete my latest sim which will be released on my site virtualcolossus.co.uk
The dawn of virtual computers in #cyberspace. The first time we booted a networked computer inside a game engine. over 5 years ago. These days we can boot modern Debian Linux distro's with GPU acceleration running AI and the Godot game engine. Relentless progress.
The dawn of virtual computers in #cyberspace. The first time we booted a networked computer inside a game engine. over 5 years ago. These days we can boot modern Debian Linux distro's with GPU acceleration running AI and the Godot game engine. Relentless progress.
After VJ Day, Bletchley Park didn’t simply close its doors. The Government Code and Cypher School (GC&CS) remained on site while staff were gradually demobilised. Some were tasked with packing up offices, compiling hut histories, and preserving vital records. While certain…
That is SO cute! Look, it's a little knitted Colossus I WANT ONE!
I've been continuing work on the paper feed mechanism after a very exciting visit which has helped a huge amount (more on that soon). The paper feed lever allows you to extract your printed cipher/plain text from the SG-41. @tnmoc @bletchleypark @cryptomuseum @threejs
And here it is running
29 Aug 1918: Birth of John Herivel, #BPark Enigma codebreaker. Created the "Herivel tip" which ended 3 weeks of decode blackout in May 1940.
My history hero: Dame Stephanie Shirley chooses Tommy Flowers (1905–98) historyextra.com/period/20th-ce…
21 Aug 1895: Birth of Oswyn Lywood. In 1934-5, as an RAF signals officer, he designed the British TypeX cipher machine based on Enigma.
Last surviving WW2 Victoria Cross recipient dies aged 105 bbc.com/news/articles/…
Jim Sanborn is to auction off the solution to K4 of the Kryptos Key, the outdoor sculpture that sits at CIA headquarters. Would you keep this to yourself and guard the secret to allow the game to continue or release for the world to know the answer? wired.com/story/jim-sanb…
15 Aug 1939: UK Government Code and Cypher School (GC&CS) moves in to the mansion at Bletchley Park. #BPark

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