[Milsurplus] [ARC5] British Radios Quote

[J. Forster]

Ahem...  Does the name Alan Turing strike a bell? ....  like The Turing
Machine?

He was instrumental in building the Bombes that broke the German Enigma
Cipher, very arguably the first computer, complete with optical paper tape
readers.

-John

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> Well, I currently own a '61 MGA, '67 land rover 109, and a '72 land rover
> air portable.  I can confirm the truth in old saying about why the British
> didn't invent the computer, "because they couldn't figure out how to make
> it leak oil."  No offense meant to our British friends. Just a little good
> fun :)
>
> Eugene
>
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> I've owned at least one Land Rover every year since 1969.  The worst
> quality problems Land Rover had over that period were during the years
> that they were owned by BMW, aggravated by BMW refusing to pay LR/RR/Jag
> suppliers.
>
> Robert Downs - Houston
> wa5cab dot com (Web Store)
> MVPA 9480
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