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November 16th, 2007, 12:31 PM
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 The "Colossus" code-breaking machine from WWII will race a modern computer
The "Colossus" code-breaking machine from WWII will race a modern computer in breaking Nazi codes soon. The finished Colossus is to be pitted against a contemporary general-purpose PC in a code-breaking race. The raw fodder for the race is a set of messages encrypted using Nazi ciphers and transmitted by amateur radio enthusiasts in Germany.
Read the full Article here.
http://www.boingboing.net/2007/11/15...arks-colu.html
It would be an interesting thing to watch, just to see if today's technology is able to out do technology that was specific built to perform this type of task.
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