10 Nov
2004
10 Nov
'04
3:54 a.m.
This is really cool:
http://www.xat.nl/enigma-e/
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10 Nov
10 Nov
4:04 a.m.
On Wed, 2004-11-10 at 09:54 -0800, Vintage Computer Festival wrote:
This is really cool:
http://www.xat.nl/enigma-e/
I know Bletchley's shop normally sell those too (last I heard they were
out of stock and with a huge backlog of orders though)
Personally I can't see the attraction though; either use a PC-based
simulator, or build an Enigma with rotors - half the appeal of an Enigma
is in the 'user interface'. But that's just me. :)
cheers
J.
4:59 a.m.
At 09:54 AM 11/10/04 -0800, Sellam wrote:
This is really cool:
http://www.xat.nl/enigma-e/
That's DAMMED cool! Somebody needs to start selling these in the US!
Joe
13 Nov
13 Nov
8:50 a.m.
New subject: Enigma kits in USA
----- Original Message -----
From: Joe R. <rigdonj(a)cfl.rr.com>
That's DAMMED cool! Somebody needs to start selling these in the US!
Joe
Okay, you got my attention. I import stuff from all over the
world, so why not Gt. Britain?
Bletchley Park sells them for GBP119.99 (US$222.49),
and the Museum Jan Corver in The Netherlands charges
EUR130 (US$168.72), freight not included.
If ten people on this list raise their hands and say "I want one"
at *roughly* US$200 plus UPS shipping from Florida, I'll
get in touch with the Enigma-kit folks and see what we can work out.
By bringing in a number of them we'll save on the freight and possibly
get a volume discount, too.
Disclaimer: I'm not in this to make a buck from the listmembers. I
may order a couple of extra ones and sell them on my company
Web site *at a higher price.*
Any takers?
Glen
0/0
10 Nov
10 Nov
11:17 a.m.
This is really cool:
http://www.xat.nl/enigma-e/
What's the point? If you want an Enigma copy, then build a real
mechanical one (not at all impossible in a good home workshop). If you
want an encryption system, then use one of the many more secure ones that
are available now, If for some reason you want to be able to
encode/decode enigma messages, it's not hard to write a suitable program
for a good handheld computer/calculator.
This seems to be as pointless as those fake 'old radios' that look like
pre-war sets but which have ICs inside (or the UK 'copies' of 1960's
transistor portables with the FM band and ICs inside). If you want a
valve radio, then get one...
-tony
11 Nov
11 Nov
12:17 a.m.
>>>> "Tony" == Tony Duell
<ard(a)p850ug1.demon.co.uk> writes:
>
>
> This is really cool:
>
> http://www.xat.nl/enigma-e/
Tony> What's the point? If you want an Enigma copy, then build a real
Tony> mechanical one (not at all impossible in a good home
Tony> workshop).
It's been done. There's a website that I can't find right now,
belonging to a Dutch lady artist, who has recreated an Enigma in that
way. Actually, hers is subtly different from the original, but it's
all mechanical and it certainly encrypts like an Enigma.
paul
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