r hettinga rahshipwrightcom begin forwarded text date thu 03 oct 2002 032105 1000 john denker greg rose subject optical analog computing cc r hettinga digital bearer settlement list cryptographywasabisystemscom 0130 1022002 0400 john denker wrote r hettinga wrote first computer crack enigma optical 1 bletchley park used optical sensors still best way read paper tape high speed read standard accounts eg httpwwwpicotechcomapplicationscolossushtml colossus enigma bombes used enigma electromechanical im aware application optical techniques enigma unless done us still classified clearly first bulk breaks enigma done bombes guess depends whether count bombes computers whether statement credibility greg williamszenon 2004 campaign page httpwwwben4prezorg greg rose internet ggrqualcommcom qualcomm australia voice 6129817 4188 fax 6129817 5199 level 3 230 victoria road httppeoplequalcommcomggr gladesville nsw 2111 232b ec8f 44c6 c853 d68f e107 e6bf cd2f 1081 a37c end forwarded text r hettinga internet bearer underwriting corporation 44 farquhar street boston 02131 usa however may deserve respect usefulness antiquity predicting end world found agreeable experience edward gibbon decline fall roman empire wed 2 oct 2002 162526 0400 optical analog computing