[dave@horsfall.org: [TUHS] Happy birthday, Charles Babbage!]
Interesting - I didn't know Babbage dabbled in crypto.. Apparently
the "Vigenere Cipher" was considered unbreakable for ~3 centuries,
although Babbage and others broke it and variants of it at various
times up to and in the 19th century...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vigen%C3%A8re_cipher
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Thanks a lot, John! Loved the original message and all your comments! <3 I confess I always love Dave Horsfall's messages, but this one was specially fantastic for having an interesting subject and because was sent to "The Eunuchs Hysterical Society", hahahaha!!! ;D God, I did really *love* this name! I was needing to laugh, thanks for the unexpected inspiration, hahaha!! <3
TUHS and Minnie go way back. 3c501 and MFM/RLL/ESDI, who still has those :) Props, and to those who were and are there.
On Dec 26, 2017 18:41, "grarpamp"
On Dec 26, 2017, at 5:01 PM, Cecilia Tanaka
wrote: On Dec 26, 2017 18:41, "grarpamp"
wrote: TUHS and Minnie go way back. 3c501 and MFM/RLL/ESDI, who still has those :) Props, and to those who were and are there.
Did I mention today how much I love you, my dear grarpamp? More than I love cute cupcakes, aww! <3
Oh, God, now I am very, very curious and feeling a stupid noob... Well, I definitely am a complete noob, considering the only Minnie that I know is Mickey's girlfriend, d'oooh! #fail #sorry :P
Haha, Minnie is the server that hosts The Unix Heritage Society (TUHS) mailing list :). Minnie.tuhs.org. I believe the name dates back to when it ran on Minix... there’s some info at the site. As for TUHS, I just lurk on that fascinating and entertaining list, and try to read as much of it as I have time for... Cheers John
On Dec 26, 2017 21:50, "John Newman"
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