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·It k k BLETCHLEY PARK TRUST FOUNDER PASSES AWAY INSPIRATIONAL: Tony Sale, left, was a founder of the Bletchley Park Trust and instrumental in the successful rebuild of Colossus - the world's first operational computer Tributes paid to a Colossus of a man TRIBUTES have been paid to visionary computer pioneer Tony Sale who has died, aged 80. Mr Sale worked at Bletchley Park and led the team that rebuilt Colossus, the world's first modern computer. During the war the original Colossus 'computers had been designed and built to decipher the Lorenz-encrypted messages of the German High Command. The successful decryption of these messages is credited with shortening the war by many months and saving thousands of lives. Working with small fragments of information, Mr Sale, also a founder member of the Bletchley Park Trust, and his team successfully rebuilt a functioning Colossus, an event that wascelebrated in 2007with the Colossus Cipher Challenge and the official opening of The National Museum of Computing. Today, the rebuilt Colossus is a centrepiece of the museum. Andy Clark, chairman of The National Museum of Computing trustees, paid tribute to his achievements. He said: "Tony's contributions to The National Museum of Computing have been immense and I am quite sure that without his remarkable talents, enthusiasm, and drive, the museum would not have come into existence. "The rebuilding of a functioning Colossus MK IT, Tony's homage to the wartime codebreakers of the Lorenz cipher at Bletchley Park, is such a remarkable piece of work that it will forever be the model of excellence to which the museum aspires. "Tony Sale's passing is a tremendous loss to us all on a personal and professional basis." In July this year, Mr Sale was introduced to The Queen who had specifically asked to see the Colossus rebuild on her visit to Bletchley Park to honour wartime veterans. Citizen Newspaper, 1/9/2011

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Page 1: INSPIRATIONAL: computer Tributespaidtoa - James Bryant

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BLETCHLEY PARK TRUST FOUNDER PASSES AWAY

INSPIRATIONAL:Tony Sale, left,was a founderof the BletchleyPark Trust andinstrumental inthe successfulrebuild ofColossus - theworld's firstoperationalcomputer

Tributes paid to aColossus of a manTRIBUTES have been paid tovisionary computer pioneerTony Sale who has died, aged80.Mr Sale worked at Bletchley

Park and led the team thatrebuilt Colossus, the world'sfirst modern computer.During the war the original

Colossus 'computers hadbeen designed and built todecipher the Lorenz-encryptedmessages of the German HighCommand.The successful decryption of

these messages is credited withshortening the war by manymonths and saving thousandsof lives.Working with small

fragments of information, Mr

Sale, also a founder member ofthe Bletchley Park Trust, andhis team successfully rebuilt afunctioning Colossus, an eventthat was celebrated in 2007withthe Colossus Cipher Challengeand the official opening ofThe National Museum ofComputing. Today, the rebuiltColossus is a centrepiece of themuseum.Andy Clark, chairman of

The National Museum ofComputing trustees, paidtribute to his achievements.He said: "Tony's contributionsto The National Museumof Computing have beenimmense and I am quite surethat without his remarkabletalents, enthusiasm, and drive,

the museum would not havecome into existence."The rebuilding of a

functioning Colossus MK IT,Tony's homage to the wartimecodebreakers of the Lorenzcipher at Bletchley Park, issuch a remarkable piece ofwork that it will forever be themodel of excellence to whichthe museum aspires."Tony Sale's passing is a

tremendous loss to us all ona personal and professionalbasis."In July this year, Mr Sale

was introduced to The Queenwho had specifically asked tosee the Colossus rebuild onher visit to Bletchley Park tohonour wartime veterans.

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