Anti-Nazi Code-Cracking Machine Rebuilt, Even With the Original Diagrams Being Used For Toilet Paper

Despite there being no original parts exit of the Tunny machine mail service - WWII , a quip - squad of British computer boffins were capable to rebuild the code - cracking machine , which act a huge part in bug Hitler ’s commands .

It ingest six years , but lastly the National Museum of Computing has a ferment Tunny simple machine , identical to the one used by the Allies , which were recycled for spare parts after the war . Somehow , the original circuit diagrams were lost when the 12 – 15 automobile were dismantle , with it rather comically believed that the diagrams were used as toilet paper . Luckily the tour annotation survived , and the squad was able-bodied to make a machine from start , going by them and some of the engineers ’ memories .

Thevideo over on the BBC ’s websiteshows an interview with one of the operator of the original Tunny simple machine , Helen Currie , who says that they were n’t allowed to order anyone what their jobs were , until about 30 years after the war ended — such was the secrecy of their location . In fact , some of the Nazi message they intercepted actually lead to D - Day , as it helped the Russians during the battle of Kursk . [ BBC ]

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