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The rebuilt Colossus codebreaker in action Video icon

Andy McCue silicon.com

Published: 27 Mar 2008 12:57 GMT

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Bletchley Park was the secret home to Britain's top codebreakers during World War II.

The base is now home to the fledgling National Museum of Computing, which features a rebuild of the world's first electronic codebreaking computer, Colossus.

The man who rebuilt Colossus, computer expert and former spy Tony Sale, here demonstrates how the machine works.

Credit: Video: The Colossus WWII codebreaking machine from silicon.com

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