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Colossus. The tape reader is the cage like structure to the right. This supports the paper tape that was transcribed from the teletyped German message. The black box closer to the left is where you set the desired pattern to look for. The pae runs at some 30mph through the reader whcih compares the text on the tape with potential patterns set on the black box. Once a patter is found, Colossus ca then try to use the pattern to break the Lorenz code...
with the first 'personal' computer that was hard to build, set up and operate, Heck even I was a kid when these came out. I'm more of a vic 20 or c64 guy or really an Apple IIe or my all time dream computer as a kid, the Timex Sinclair.
I wish I could make more use of RAW image editing, my computer is just not up for it though!
PS, I just picked up a 50mm F/1.8 prime lens! So you'll be seeing the awesomeness that will surely come of it soon enough!
Turing's mug , chained to the radiator as normal! This in the reconstruction of Turing's office in Hut 8. One thing is worng though, Turing used to use a combination lock to secure his tin mug. So he's in a hut where, on a daily basis, his colleagues regularly cracked a code that was supposedly unbreakable, yet he figured that a three cylinder combination lock would keep his beloved mug secure?