Re: Sawyers article factually incorrect in places
Well, the quotes were communicated from a fellow list member on the Greenkeys teleprinter forum. In fact it was a private communication, and was sent to The Register without my knowlege or agreement. When The Register contacted me for comment, I said that because everything I knew came from private communications from BP and TNMOC staff - and I view privately communicated information as precisely that - private.
I also absolutely did not say the the Lorenz machine was at TNMOC. That is the nub of the problem - it is NOT at TNMOC, but ought to be.
That BPT assert "It also denied it was neglecting the upkeep of the German cipher machine:
The Bletchley Park Trust now employs a Curator; the custodian of the Trust’s collection, responsible for its protection, preservation and conservation, in line with the standards you would expect for its value to the nation." is ridiculous - perhaps they can point to where the mains transformer should be?
And look - I have no intention of having any truck with BPT. Standen has had my business card for well over a year, knows my role in the SZ42 restoration, knows perfectly well that it has a fault, and that I want to repair it. If he wants me to re-fix the machine I restored to full functionality a decade ago he only has to pick up the phone.