One of only 3 "enigma machine" stolen; A piece of ENIAC was upfor auction.

Hi The bad thing about the machine being stolen, rare or not, is that know that the press has told everyone about it, no one will try to sell it on the open market. If it was stolen by some amateur or kid, they may destroy is rather than risk the chance of getting caught trying to sell it. If it was stolen by a professional, I'm sure he knows who to sell it to but it will be lost to some vault for the next 50 years. In either case, it will be lost. Dwight PS I also noted that while listening to some BBC news on cable, they talked quite a bit about the efforts to crack the German codes during the war but failed to even mention Alan Turing's name. I just wonder how many in Britain are embarrassed by how he was treated after the war once they realized the lives that were saved by his efforts. I know that I would feel some shame.