Peter Mount on Nostr: Some interesting new photos of Colossus have just been released. GCHQ has released ...
Some interesting new photos of Colossus have just been released.
GCHQ has released never before seen images of Colossus, the UK's secret code breaking computer credited with helping the Allies win World War Two.
The intelligence agency is publishing them to mark the 80th anniversary of the device's invention.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-67997406#retroComputing #historicalComputing #worldWar2 #worldWarII #colossus #bletchleyPark
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