Colossus

O_M

#1 – 11:05 PM May 22, 2009

...Wow. I can remember when the only info ever really made public about Colossus were some grainy photos and one of the differential wheels was on exhibit somewhere.

phisrow

#2 – 8:56 AM May 23, 2009

"This is the voice of world control. I bring you peace. It may be the peace of plenty and content or the peace of unburied death. The choice is yours: Obey me and live, or disobey and die. The object in constructing me was to prevent war. This object is attained. I will not permit war. It is wasteful and pointless. An invariable rule of humanity is that man is his own worst enemy. Under me, this rule will change, for I will restrain man."
-Colossus

Amplifier

#3 – 9:02 PM May 23, 2009

That punch tape is really beautiful.

Squiggle

#4 – 5:05 AM May 24, 2009

I was there at Bletchley Park just yesterday morning, watching it running.

click.. click.. click.. click..

It's a beautiful machine, the size of a small room. There's more there though

I'd urge any geek in the UK to make a pilgrimage there :)

bibulb

#5 – 12:29 AM May 25, 2009

#2 :
I always love a movie with a happy ending.

JR

#6 – 3:01 PM May 26, 2009

Hi,

The first picture is not of Colossus. It's the inner part of the "Bombe" machine.

Regards

JR