Visiting the Cryptologic museum

That's not a cray1 cpu tower there? Or has that been moved? Last I heard there was a full tower system there On Jan 3, 2012 4:51 PM, "Dave McGuire"<mcguire at neurotica.com> wrote: > On 01/03/2012 03:30 PM, Mark Kahrs wrote: > >> Over the break I visited the NSA's museum (just a stone's throw from Ft. >> Meade). For those who like crypto machines, it is definitely, definitely >> worth a visit. The curators and staff are very enthusiastic (they even >> brought out a machine from the back vault) and of course you can buy an >> NSA >> t-shirt if your heart desires. They had a mix-up with the Y-MP processor >> board and memory board on display (I told them) but otherwise it's fun >> just >> to see a Cray I up-close-and-personal. They have the tape jukebox being >> run from a PC. And the CM is flashing lights, but that's about it. The >> modern crypto gear is shown but the commentary is sparse at best. (In >> case >> you're wondering, the boxes are empty -- so I was told). There is little >> mention of public key cryptosystems. Or controversial questions like key >> length or key escrow. >> >> But worth a detour? Definitely. >> > > I second this wholeheartedly. I used to go there regularly, when I lived > just a few miles from there. I've had many a long talk with the staffers > there. > > By far the best part of that place, IMO, is the Enigma exhibit. To walk > up and operate a real Enigma is an awesome experience. > > The last time I was there, there was a PDP-11/70 on exhibit. Is it still > there? > > Oh, and...I'm sorry to bust your bubble, but about the "Cray I"...it's > not a "Cray I", it's just an SSD (Solid-State Disk) assembly that was > possibly once attached to a Cray I. > > -Dave > > -- > Dave McGuire > New Kensington, PA >