Comments on: daytrip to Bletchley Park http://mondoagogo.com/blog/2009/03/23/daytrip-to-bletchley-park/ cultural magpie Thu, 29 Sep 2011 23:34:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Return to Bletchley, Dovetailing to the Smithfield Nocturne – mondo a-go-go http://mondoagogo.com/blog/2009/03/23/daytrip-to-bletchley-park/comment-page-1/#comment-514 Return to Bletchley, Dovetailing to the Smithfield Nocturne – mondo a-go-go Wed, 10 Jun 2009 18:34:21 +0000 http://mondoagogo.com/?p=717#comment-514 [...] While the lads seemed to have the most fun nostalgically geeking out over the vintage machines in the NMOC, I remained impressed with the extensive collections of gorgeously-designed printed ephemera, and the sheer amount of both objects and information about them. Even though I've now been there twice, and spent the entire afternoon wandering around all of the various museums, I still feel like I've barely scraped the surface of information to be discovered, and will no doubt be back again before the year ends (my ticket is valid for another nine months, after all). There's a pile of 1940s books in the Home Front & Toy Museum that I'd love to have a proper look through, not to mention about a thick paperback's worth of reading on codebreaking that I've pretty much ignored in favour of other things on both visits. (My previous report is here.) [...] [...] While the lads seemed to have the most fun nostalgically geeking out over the vintage machines in the NMOC, I remained impressed with the extensive collections of gorgeously-designed printed ephemera, and the sheer amount of both objects and information about them. Even though I've now been there twice, and spent the entire afternoon wandering around all of the various museums, I still feel like I've barely scraped the surface of information to be discovered, and will no doubt be back again before the year ends (my ticket is valid for another nine months, after all). There's a pile of 1940s books in the Home Front & Toy Museum that I'd love to have a proper look through, not to mention about a thick paperback's worth of reading on codebreaking that I've pretty much ignored in favour of other things on both visits. (My previous report is here.) [...]

]]> By: Anna http://mondoagogo.com/blog/2009/03/23/daytrip-to-bletchley-park/comment-page-1/#comment-396 Anna Thu, 26 Mar 2009 16:33:38 +0000 http://mondoagogo.com/?p=717#comment-396 You both should go! It's ace. As I said before, MJ, I think you'd like it. You both should go! It's ace. As I said before, MJ, I think you'd like it.

]]> By: M. J. http://mondoagogo.com/blog/2009/03/23/daytrip-to-bletchley-park/comment-page-1/#comment-394 M. J. Wed, 25 Mar 2009 13:50:07 +0000 http://mondoagogo.com/?p=717#comment-394 Great post, Mondo. And here I was thinking all they had there was a dusty old code machine. Great post, Mondo. And here I was thinking all they had there was a dusty old code machine.

]]> By: Mo http://mondoagogo.com/blog/2009/03/23/daytrip-to-bletchley-park/comment-page-1/#comment-390 Mo Tue, 24 Mar 2009 21:33:09 +0000 http://mondoagogo.com/?p=717#comment-390 Mildly annoyed you'd dare to enter my stomping-ground and dare to do something quite cool while there. Still, another reminder that I need to do more things. Mildly annoyed you'd dare to enter my stomping-ground and dare to do something quite cool while there. Still, another reminder that I need to do more things.

]]> By: Ada Lovelace Day – mondo a-go-go http://mondoagogo.com/blog/2009/03/23/daytrip-to-bletchley-park/comment-page-1/#comment-389 Ada Lovelace Day – mondo a-go-go Tue, 24 Mar 2009 18:50:28 +0000 http://mondoagogo.com/?p=717#comment-389 [...] but I wanted to find someone a little closer to home. Then it occurred to me that, since I'd be visiting Bletchley Park, the female code-breakers of Station X might be the thing to focus on. Only, we were whizzed [...] [...] but I wanted to find someone a little closer to home. Then it occurred to me that, since I'd be visiting Bletchley Park, the female code-breakers of Station X might be the thing to focus on. Only, we were whizzed [...]

]]> By: Billy http://mondoagogo.com/blog/2009/03/23/daytrip-to-bletchley-park/comment-page-1/#comment-385 Billy Mon, 23 Mar 2009 17:36:07 +0000 http://mondoagogo.com/?p=717#comment-385 Just hope that Martin didn't mistake you for the balding ball of hair on the other side of Paul. If he did he deserves a punch in the neck :) The tour later was more a wander around the museum introduced by a talk about Colussus by Eric Sale. It was pretty good but if you ever get a chance to hear Eric talk about the machine go for it - his rolled Rs and love of the rebuild make him an excellent speaker. Just hope that Martin didn't mistake you for the balding ball of hair on the other side of Paul. If he did he deserves a punch in the neck :)

The tour later was more a wander around the museum introduced by a talk about Colussus by Eric Sale. It was pretty good but if you ever get a chance to hear Eric talk about the machine go for it – his rolled Rs and love of the rebuild make him an excellent speaker.

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