[GreenKeys] Code Talker Speaks

[Don Robert House]

For further information contact:
David Weil - 619-235-8222 e-mail: dweil@computer-museum.org

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

Computer Museum of America Celebrates First Year in Downtown San 
Diego with Joe Morris, USMC, Ret. - famed Navajo Code Talker

SAN DIEGO, CA (Aug. 2, 2002) - The Computer Museum of America 
(CMA) opened a year ago at 640 C Street in downtown San Diego. To 
celebrate its first year at this new location and through the 
generous support of Coleman College, on Thursday, August 15, 2002, 
the CMA will be open for free to the public. In conjunction with the 
main exhibit, "Secrets, Lies and Teletypes - A History of 
Cryptology," Congressional Medalist Joe Morris, Sr. will be on hand 
from 7pm to 9pm for a special presentation and discussion about the 
role of the Navajo code talkers in World War II. In addition, the 
original code talker radio equipment will be on display and vintage 
Teletype machines will be demonstrated by Don House, founder of the 
North American Data Communications Museum.

The exhibit also highlights the German Air Force Enigma machine on 
loan from the National Cryptologic Museum, part of the National 
Security Agency. The three-rotor Enigma was used to facilitate secure 
messages during World War II for the Nazi war effort. In addition, 
the National Security Agency has loaned the CMA an M-209, a U.S. Army 
Signal Corps machine used by American troops to send and receive 
encrypted messages. Through the generosity of local collector Warren 
Brader, several Cold War era "spy" radios and special forces 
crypto-devices are also on public display.


The CMA is dedicated to preserving the major milestones in the 
development of the computer industry and chronicling those milestones 
for the enrichment and education of all. The Museum is located at 640 
C Street, San Diego, and is open Tuesday through Sunday from 10 a.m. 
to 5 p.m. Admission is $2 for adults and $1 for children. Information 
about school tours, memberships or donations may be obtained by 
calling (619) 235-8222 or by visiting the Computer Museum of 
America's web site at www.computer-museum.org.

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Don Robert House
North American Data Communications Museum
URL: http://www.nadcomm.org
Computer Museum of America
URL: http://www.computer-museum.org