Enigma Machine Unveiled
*The event has already taken place on this date: Fri, 09/18/2020
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Friday, September 18 (12 - 5 PM) and Saturday, September 19 (10 AM - 5 PM)
Computer Museum of America (CMoA) is unveiling its Enigma machine and exhibit this weekend! Fewer than 300 machines are believed to have survived after being used during World War II for encrypted communications by the Germans. The exhibit highlights how the Enigma machine worked, how the code was broken, and some of the codebreakers that helped prevent many attacks and bring WWII to an earlier end.
On Saturday, a punchcard demo from 2:00 - 4:00 PM will allow visitors to punch a souvenir punchcard on a working IBM 029 punchcard machine!
CMoA has also recently added an updated STEAM timeline, the Speed Wall and Silicon Gallery, which highlights movies of the digital era. Exhibits also include a Tribute to Apollo 11 featuring an almost life-size replica of the lunar module, the BYTE Magazine Wall and one of the world’s largest collections of Supercomputers. Visit with Aibo (an AI robotic dog) and play Retro Games for a memorable visit!
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