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Computer News · 24-11-10, 11:20 AM

Alan Turing’s notes went up for auction at Christie’s yesterday, but failed to meet their reserve. A campaign had been started to keep the papers public and on display at Bletchley Park, with Google pledging $100,000 to this cause. The fear being that if snaffled by a private collector, they might never be seen again. [...]

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TheCoder · 24-11-10, 04:19 PM

Hardly suprising really - way over-priced or what they are !

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Computer News Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 845 Thanks: 0 Thanked 11 Times in 8 Posts	Turing papers fail to meet reserve at auction Alan Turing’s notes went up for auction at Christie’s yesterday, but failed to meet their reserve. A campaign had been started to keep the papers public and on display at Bletchley Park, with Google pledging $100,000 to this cause. The fear being that if snaffled by a private collector, they might never be seen again. [...] More: Turing papers fail to meet reserve at auction

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