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They weren't all destroyed, some were moved to what became GCHQ (UK's equivalent to the NSA) See Influence and Fate: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colossus_com
by youngtaff 2mo ago
They weren't all destroyed, some were moved to what became GCHQ (UK's equivalent to the NSA)
See Influence and Fate: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colossus_computer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colossus_computer
It's Tommy Flowers I always felt sorry for, after the war he wanted a loan to build a computer was refused on the grounds that what he wanted to build was impossible. He knew it was possible but couldn't disclose that due to secrecy laws
- parpfish 2mo agothat's where they computed numberwang, right?
- cryo32 2mo agoThat's wangernumb!
- tialaramex 2mo agoǝʇᴉsqǝʍ ǝɥʇ ǝʇɐʇoᴚ
- cadr 2mo agoIt was a huge advancement. Previously they were computing numberwang on slide rules.