Thank you, Brian, for that post. A remarkable computer, and one whose existence has been kept secret all these years. At the risk of making a shameless self-promoting plug, I may add that I mentioned this on the IT History Society Blog <http://ithistory.org/blog/>, which I co-edit with Sandra Mols. Just below is my entry on the recent passing of Herb Grosch, which news to my knowledge has not yet been reported on this listserv. Best, Paul E. Ceruzzi, MRC 311, National Air and Space Museum, PO Box 37012, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC 20013-7012. phone: 202-633-2414. -----Original Message----- From: members-bounces@sigcis.org [mailto:members-bounces@sigcis.org] On Behalf Of members-request@sigcis.org Sent: Wednesday, February 03, 2010 12:00 PM To: members@sigcis.org Today's Topics: 1. Secrets, spies and supercomputers (Brian Randell)

This week, BBC News is running a series of articles about pioneering British computers and British computer pioneers. The series begins with a look at research into computers developed at GCHQ after the Second World War. Full story at: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/8490464.stm Cheers Brian Randell