20 Aug
2004
20 Aug
'04
9:57 a.m.
Is this the real thing ?
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=3284&item=…
8&rd=1
Anyone with deep pockets ?
Geoff.
20 Aug
20 Aug
12:31 p.m.
On Fri, 2004-08-20 at 18:57, Geoffrey Thomas wrote:
Is this the real thing ?
Not a German Enigma, no. (e.g.:
http://web.syr.edu/~nrsmit01/webquest/enigma.jpg), but real in the sense
that it is an Enigma :)
I can't see an equivalent to the plugboard that the German machines
have, so it's presumably a much simpler device.
German 3-rotor Enigma machines are actually pretty common, or so I'm
told - I suppose they just normally appear in traditional auction houses
rather than on ebay.
That ebay one seems like quite a high price. I'm not sure if that's
because it's a) Swiss rather than German, b) in extremely good condition
or c) because it's on ebay. I suspect the latter...
cheers
Jules
12:46 p.m.
>>>> "Geoffrey" == Geoffrey
Thomas <geoffreythomas(a)onetel.com> writes:
Geoffrey> Is this the real thing ?
Geoffrey>
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=3284&item=…
Bizarre. Ebay does not allow me to see that item. It says "due to
restrictions in your home country" which is utter nonsense. It's
possible that the UK has export restrictions, but that's not what it
said...
>>>> "Dwight" == Dwight K Elvey
<dwight.elvey(a)amd.com> writes:
Dwight> Hi This is not a WW2 machine. This was made many years after
Dwight> that. It is an Enigma design with more wheels than the ones
Dwight> the Germans used. It is a ridiculous price for a later
Dwight> machine, regardless of condition. It is most likely military
Dwight> surplus but not WW2.
What does it actually show? Standard Enigmas have 3 wheels, but a few
had four, so if it's a four wheel unit it's a possibility that it
could be a WW2 unit.
paul
1:21 p.m.
Bizarre. Ebay does not allow me to see that item. It
says "due to
restrictions in your home country" which is utter nonsense. It's
possible that the UK has export restrictions, but that's not what it
said...
Don't you think it's more likely that the Dept. Of Homeland
Security is responsible ... after all, they can't be sure
that you're not a terrorist :-)
As for UK export restrictions, who knows? The seller
seems to be willing to ship world-wide!
Antonio
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Antonio Carlini arcarlini(a)iee.org
2:30 p.m.
On Aug 20, 2004, at 11:57 AM, Geoffrey Thomas wrote:
Is this the real thing ?
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?
ViewItem&category=3284&item=226295693
8&rd=1
Anyone with deep pockets ?
Geoff.
Ebay.uk says I can't look at this because I am
from the wrong
country....?
5:20 p.m.
New subject: OT: eBay "blocking" in re Enigma
This has happened to me before with another item--it seems to be
browser-centric, perhaps even ad-blocking centric. I can't see the item
with Safari 1.2.3 or Opera 7.5.1, but the page loads fine with MSIE 5.2
(all Mac browsers on OS X).
--Michael
21 Aug
21 Aug
9:35 a.m.
The strange thing is that I can't access the following page in the uk.
http://www.logsa.army.mil/etms/find_etm.cfm
Geoff.
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On Aug 20, 2004, at 11:57 AM, Geoffrey Thomas wrote:
Is this the real thing ?
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?
ViewItem&category=3284&item=226295693
8&rd=1
Anyone with deep pockets ?
Geoff.
Ebay.uk says I can't look at this because I
am from the wrong
country....?
10:50 a.m.
>> The strange thing is that I can't access
the following page
>> in the uk.
>>
>> http://www.logsa.army.mil/etms/find_etm.cfm
>>
I get to it fine (when I switch to https:// with 128 bit encryption....
22 Aug
22 Aug
6:55 a.m.
https://www.logsa.army.mil/etms/find_etm.cfm
it's moved over to SSL, I got it np here in the uk
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Subject: Re: Enigma
The strange thing is that I can't access the
following page in the uk.
http://www.logsa.army.mil/etms/find_etm.cfm
Geoff.
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On Aug 20, 2004, at 11:57 AM, Geoffrey Thomas wrote:
Is this the real thing ?
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?
ViewItem&category=3284&item=226295693
8&rd=1
Anyone with deep pockets ?
Geoff.
Ebay.uk says I can't look at this because I
am from the wrong
country....?
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