Re: Colossus Talk, Cambridge, 18th February

Hello Andrew,

I just visited the Talks Cambridge Web page and I see the following:

The World's first electronic digital programmable computer has been
painstakingly rebuilt at Bletchley Park, where it was vital for decoding
Enigma intercepts.

To my knowledge Colossus was never, ever used for decoding ENIGMA
messages. Colossus was used for what it was designed for, to break
messages enciphered on the teleprinter cipher attachment Lorenz
Schluesselzusatz SZ40 and SZ42.

I wanted to inform Dr. Richard Freeman about this but unfortunately his
e-mail address is not publicly available via the Talks Cambridge Web
page. Do you think you can pass the message to him.

Best wishes,
	Frode


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> Subject: [BPARK] Colossus Talk, Cambridge, 18th February
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> http://talks.cam.ac.uk/talk/index/8774
> 
> Rebuilding the Colossus of the Modern World
> 
>     * Tony Sale, Hon Fellow of the British Computer Society
>     * Monday 18 February 2008, 19:30-21:00
>     * Wolfson Lecture Theatre, Churchill College, Cambridge CB3 0DS
> 
> If you have a question about this talk, please contact Dr 
> Richard Freeman
> 
> The World's first electronic digital programmable computer 
> has been painstakingly rebuilt at Bletchley Park, where it 
> was vital for decoding Enigma intercepts
> 
> This talk is part of the Cambridge Society for the 
> Application of Research
> (CSAR) series.
>