Want your own piece of history? Why not build an Enigma machine. This Enigma kit is not a true reproduction since it uses modern components. For example LEDs replace the original lamps, but the operation is the same!
“During WWII the German army used Enigma coding machines to encipher most of their radio messages. At the time the Germans were convinced that this machine was unbreakable, but recent history has proven them wrong. For most of the war, the Poles, and later the British and Americans managed to decipher the German messages which is now believed to have shortened the war by some 2 years. ”
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what about a nema machine ?
http://www.grand-illusions.com/toyshop/nema_machine/
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Now, the fun part is who can a get to build another one? I wish I was a spy or somthing… as I have nothing realy cool or secret to encode 🙁 But do I need it no…But do I want it YES!
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Looks better than the original. It would be interesting to own and use, but I have no need for it…
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That looks really interesting!
Im intrigued by the Nema machine also (other comment)
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Found this via Digg, very interesting. I had no idea there was a kit available.
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Looks like a quality product (better than the original) 🙂
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The secret spy in me needs one of these!
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There was one of these (no a reproduction) on Ebay a few weeks ago:
http://cgi.ebay.de/Enigma-3-Walzen-Chiffriermaschine-Chiper-Weltkrieg-1941_W0QQitemZ6265092168QQcmdZViewItem
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Cool, here is another interesting link
http://ed-thelen.org/comp-hist/NSA-Enigma.html
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This would look great in my Den.
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Wanna go back in time 65 years? Check out this award winning sim:
http://users.telenet.be/d.rijmenants/en/enigmasim.htm
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i love youu
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