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Colossus was the world's first programmable (to a limited extent) digital electronic computer. It was built by the British Post Office Research Station at Dollis Hill, by Thomas Flowers and crew to a design by Max Newman and associates of Bletchley Park. It was primarily designed for cryptanalysis in an attempt to break one of the cyphers used by the German military for its most secure strategic ... [MORE]

1. Bletchley Park Museum : Lorenz Cipher Machine - Descriptions of the Lorenz cipher machine and the Colossus computer built to crack the code. Information on the rebuild of a working Colossus.
2. Colossus at Bletchley Park - History and photos.
3. How a Computer saved the world - Article from the American Computer Science Association about the history of Colossus (and IBM's involvement in WWII).
4. IEEE Computer Society: Colossus - Brief description and photos.
5. Nationmaster Encyclopedia: Colossus computer - The purpose, origins, and design of the world's first programmable digital electronic computer.
6. Project X: The Colossus Rebuild Project. - Brief description and photo.
7. Take a Tour of Bletchley Park - Information and photos on the Colossus rebuild project at Bletchley Park.

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