[rescue] CM-2

[Mike Ross]

I know of one extant CM-5, an ex-NSA machine in the National Cryptologic
Museum. I don't think it's operational, but they've rigged the lights up to
blink nicely:

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/01/Frostburg_%28CM-5%29_-_National_Cryptologic_Museum_-_DSC07914.JPG

I've spent the last hour or so chatting to a mate of mine, an ex-TCM
customer engineer, and between us we reckon we know of seven surviving
CM-2s, and there are probably a couple more out there that nobody knows
about, in the hands of reclusive collectors. Far fewer CM-5s, or bits of
them, have survived, probably because most of them were government-owned,
and scrapped at the end of their usefulness - which is quite short in the
cutting-edge world of HPC.

Mike

On Thu, Jun 6, 2019 at 2:01 PM <rumbeard at mac.com> wrote:

> What about a CM-5?
>
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> From: rescue <rescue-bounces at sunhelp.org> On Behalf Of Mike Ross
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> These are presently in storage in the pacific northwest, and aren't yet
> generally open to visitors. But they will be one day.
>
> Computer History Museum in San Jose has a CM-1 (earlier version but
> basically same machine) on public display.
>
> I'm aware of maybe 4-5 other CM-2s around the world, either in the hands of
> private collectors, or institutions.
>
> I know of two of the smaller CM-200A machines, mine, and the one in the
> Musee Bolo in Switzerland. And possibly a third 'somewhere in New England'
>
> Mike
>
> On Thu, Jun 6, 2019 at 10:49 AM Daniel Salive <two32 at hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> > I can't believe a CM-2 still exists!  Nevermind 2 of them!
> >
> > I've wanted to see one of these since like, I was 5 years old when I
> > first saw one on a TV show.
> >
> > What part of the world are these in, and do you accept visitors?
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