Article EDTG Enigma encryption machine from World War II sells for $233,000

Enigma encryption machine from World War II sells for $233,000

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David Pescovitz
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A rare Enigma machine, the proto-computer used by the Nazis to send codes during World War II, just sold at auction for $233,000 to an unnamed buyer. Of course, the Enigma code was cracked by Alan Turing and the other cypherpunks at Bletchley Park. Read the rest

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