Bletchley Park

In the spirit of the section I think. This coming Friday my boy is going to visit Bletchley Park with the school something to do with his ICT. Colossus et al! I remember it being really run down but it got some funding to preserve it for the nation sort of thing. Wish I was going. Nice way to finish on a Friday before half term.

I have always wanted to go there but time and distance have always been an issue!

One day.........

Onoff said:

In the spirit of the section I think. This coming Friday my boy is going to visit Bletchley Park with the school something to do with his ICT. Colossus et al! I remember it being really run down but it got some funding to preserve it for the nation sort of thing. Wish I was going. Nice way to finish on a Friday before half term.

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Didn't realise you were still studying!?

I believe the Colossus was dismantled when the war finished .  Apparently someone in government said  "  Theres no use for it any more "  or words to that effect .    It has since been rebuilt.

Was it built by a GPO  telephone engineer who was given no regognition whatsoever  for designing & building the worlds first computer. ?

Tommy Flowers was the GPO man that built the computer.

It was a politician that decided we did not need computers, he thought weapons were more important

Where would we be now eh?

Useless toffs!

Edit: was it flowers who was castrated for being gay?

Edit II : It was Alan Turing http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Turing

There's a lot to these stories when you look into them

Just waffling on :lol:

Alan Turing, there is a road in Manchester named after him,,,

Isn't that where apple got their inspiration for their logo?,!,!,? 

roys said:

Tommy Flowers was the GPO man that built the computer.

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Thats him ...thanks Roy .

steptoe said:

Alan Turing, there is a road in Manchester named after him,,,

Isn't that where apple got their inspiration for their logo?,!,!,? 

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Would that be 'Alan Close' then? :slap

Id love to go to Bletchley Park, your lads a lucky one Onoff 

sprocketflup said:

Would that be 'Alan Close' then? :slap

Id love to go to Bletchley Park, your lads a lucky one Onoff 

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Failsworth!

Have a look at the tag at about 4 oclock from the arrow..it is steps summer

retreat

:slap

You may want to watch

https://www.youtube.com/embed/8E56QitzsoU?feature=oembed

kerching said:

Failsworth!

Have a look at the tag at about 4 oclock from the arrow..it is steps summer

retreat

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I really should de-scoob you for that.

Alan Turing Way

if you are really bothered,,,,

bunch o fu king heathens ye,.  !!!!