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dabombguyman	May 24 2009, 04:55 AM
Just registered Posts: 16 Group: Members Member #3,267 Joined: May 17, 2009	Wow! Thanks! I'll take note. Also, I remembered why I thought this might be the choacipher. In a way it's using 3 (identical) alphabets but 2 of them actually MOVE compared to the key. I'll explain some more. The P alphabet and the C alphabet are 2 (counter-rotating) discs and the key is a stationary ring in between them. ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ - P ----------------------------------------------------------------- VVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVV ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ - K (gears inside): ....................<O> (rotatng gear) ----------------------------------------------------------------- ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ - C When you rotate the P letter to match the K letter, the C disc rotates the other way until the correct letter matches up. Example: P=A, K=C. YZABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWX ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ CDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZAB Ta-dah! Something that consists of two rotating discs and when fabricated, can fit in a cigar box (at ten dollars each). Also easily demonstrated with paper (As Byrne did with the gov.). Also a 'home made' version would be quite hefty. And the method of encryption is the same as decryption. Even easily relates to the 'Hero of Alexandria''s rotor system. Finally it's "scarcely more than a toy". Chaocipher info This might or might not be it, but it's definitely a possibility, unless someone has already experimented with this.
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