Talk:Stepping switch

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[edit] Bombe

Consider the following statement:

 "Enigma - the "Machine Gun" used to check possible breaks takes its name from the loud noise made by the uniselectors."

Could this be a mis-reference to the Bomba or Bombe?

Probably. Alas, what I have read on Purple, Ultra, Bletchley Park, etc seems written by people who may know something of mathematics or espionage, but nothing of uniselectors so the mechanical parts remain mysterious to me. Still, it's worth a link to an appropriate Wikipedia article. Jim.henderson 11:12, 1 July 2007 (UTC)