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Old Dec 20, 2009 | 09:46 AM
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This is the German Enigma machine. If you notice the yellow boxes on the right side of the screen, the top one is what you use to change the rotors. Now use the “< >” option for each dial. To further mix up the message you can grab the blue box below the upper A-Z and move it to another letter (steckers).

You can leave the yellow key box open and watch the key change as you are changing things. It will display the new key as you go.

Once you have the new key write it down or use the email (yellow box) option to send the key to a friend. You can use the wrench box to reset or use a random key.

Type the message in the input box (notice that the rotors spin as you type changing the key). The receiver needs to start with the original key and past the message into the input box and the output will be the original message.

The Enigma machine was a bit more complicated as it would break the message into 4 letter groups and there was a key to put the letters in order for length. The key was usually printed in the local German newspapers. A phone call was made to refer the receiver to what page to go to.


OK! What thew hell does this say?
OWSVADPKSYQPYDVLWXBTCHV

Key: Rotor IV, V, I
Start: W, P, B
Steckers: GU


 

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Old Dec 20, 2009 | 11:33 PM
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That IS a cool gadget, TBT.
Now if I could just get ahold of a watch that can shoot lasers and melt locks, I could beat James Bond! LOL....


DNGVOAQDDSQLNTHL
 
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Old Dec 21, 2009 | 12:39 AM
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Trout, I stuck you message in the decoder to read it and it looks like a vin number. So I have to enter every darn letter? That's way to much trouble.
 
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Old Dec 21, 2009 | 09:11 AM
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^^ Nope, no single letters. You just have to set up the machine like TBT instructed and it should give you plain ol' english!
Did you get TBT's message?
 
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Old Dec 21, 2009 | 09:47 AM
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Originally Posted by kilgoretrout
DNGVOAQDDSQLNTHL
Ha ha ha ha ha.......good one!
 
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Old Dec 21, 2009 | 09:58 AM
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Originally Posted by kilgoretrout
^^ Nope, no single letters. You just have to set up the machine like TBT instructed and it should give you plain ol' english
LSWEZVLCKLLRXYQPDWYMXJYJTIEAVAKIWUOUIKWVBUYFCYVQMG SM

Rotors V, I, II
Start H, D, X
Steckers AB MO
 
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Old Dec 21, 2009 | 10:16 AM
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LSWEZVLCKLLRXYQPDWYMXJYJTIEAVAKIWUOUIKWVBUYFCYVQMG SM
LMAO!!
Could very well be.... sure would explain a lot.. lol..

Same settings: ZXXEXIHVHRYCQPFYMFDMYUKIRAIPJCCIYSWYWJOCEX
 
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Old Dec 21, 2009 | 12:24 PM
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Ok, figured it out. And for some reason it wouldn't let me just cut and paste Trout's first message but it would on TBT's, and now It will again on these so on the same settings, here goes.

RKRTITXNNKQMDPFTLILKAWPABADICUHQOISRHXZHIGFNCFFAQQ DXKCCQDZKCOQYWPCOXMIPDHKYRWNJCAF
 
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Old Dec 21, 2009 | 12:56 PM
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Last time I did the "code" thing I was about 11....................
Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
Too much PT !
 
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