Just thought this might be of interest to UK readers. At least it's more than 10 years old! See Web URL at the bottom of the message. --- Begin Forwarded Message --- SEMINAR THE COLOSSUS CODE BREAKING COMPUTER - Its influence on World War II and its rebuild Presented by : Tony Sale (Hon FBCS, ex Museums Director, Bletchley Park) Venue: University of Bristol/Queen's Building/PLT Date/Time: 20th February 2001 at 5pm The Colossus was the world's first electronic computer and was built at Bletchley Park during World War II to break the German Lorenz cipher. Tony Sale has spent the last few years rebuilding the Colossus working from remaining plans, photos and the recollections of people who worked at Bletchley. The talk will begin with a discussion of the historical context of the Colossus and the part it played in shortening World War II. Tony will then move on to discuss how the Colossus is being rebuilt and report on the current status of the rebuilding project. This talk is suitable for a general audience and all are welcome. More information can be found at: http://www.cs.bris.ac.uk/Research/Seminars/Crypto --- End Forwarded Message --- -- John Honniball Email: John.Honniball(a)uwe.ac.uk University of the West of England