Video: The Colossus WWII codebreaking machine
Exclusive - an insider's snapshot of Bletchley Park's secret war hero
Published: 19 March 2008 10:57 GMT by Andy McCue
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Bletchley Park was the secret home to Britain's top codebreakers during World War II. The base is now home to the fledgling National Museum of Computing, which features a rebuild of the world's first electronic codebreaking computer - Colossus.
In the first of this exclusive video series, silicon.com takes you behind the scenes at the museum for a look at the evolution of the modern computer, starting with Colossus and a demonstration by the man who rebuilt it - computer expert and former spy Tony Sale.
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Reader Comments (2)
Anonymous Thu 20 March, 2008 10:39am
This machine was an absolute triumph of British...
Anonymous Thu 20 March, 2008 2:14pm
Excellent story. Must go and see the machine.