# Programming Colossus (Cracking Enigma)

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [May 29, 2003, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/programming-colossus-cracking-enigma/178271 "2003-05-29T14:45:36Z")\
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**Post date:** [January 26, 2024, 12:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/programming-colossus-cracking-enigma/178271/36 "2024-01-26T12:22:06Z")

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There is a book that came out a few years after this thread was started called “Colossus: Bletchley Park’s Greatest Secret” by Paul Gannon. It’s been years since I read it but scanning the TOC makes it look like it should answer the OP’s question.

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