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title: "The Dodleston Messages: Cryptic Computer Warnings from The Past…and Future"
description: "In 1984, a BBC Micro computer in a British cottage began receiving messages from 1546 and 2109, sparking a three-way conversation across five centuries. Explore the mystery of the Dodleston Messages."
url: https://decodingtheunknown.pub/article/the-dodleston-messages-cryptic-computer-warnings.md
canonical: https://decodingtheunknown.pub/article/the-dodleston-messages-cryptic-computer-warnings
datePublished: 2026-06-28
dateModified: 2026-06-28
author:
  - name: Simon Whistler
    url: https://decodingtheunknown.pub/author/simon-whistler
publisher: Decoding the Unknown
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In 1984, a BBC Micro computer in a British cottage began receiving messages from 1546 and 2109, sparking a three-way conversation across five centuries. Explore the mystery of the Dodleston Messages.
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