Re: VMs: Wikipedia & the vms

[Koontz John E <John.Koontz@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Tue, 12 Oct 2004, Gabriel Landini wrote:
> >  '' The latter device, known as a Cardan grille, was invented around 1550
> > as an encryption tool, and was apparently used by the creator of the VMs -
> > hypothetically Edward Kelley - to generate it. ''
>
> I was more concerned/puzzled  about the "apparently" because I thought it was
> based on some indication that this was the case.
>
> Perhaps "could have been used..." is more appropriate as I cannot see any
> indication that anybody used Cardan grilles in that particular way or for
> that purpose. (Please correct me if I am wrong).

I just meant that the description sounded to me like a fairly garbled
version of Rugg, not, of course, that I accepted the Rugg analysis.  I
think Rugg doesn't insist that Kelley is certainly the produced of the
VMs, for that matter.  However, Rugg's article is the place where one
could acquire a conception that the VMs, Cardan grilles, and Kelley go
hand in hand.  Then, of course, it would be possible to confuse the VMs
with Kelley's Enochian maunderings.  A muddling of an over-absolute
misrepresentation of an inadequately supported hypothesis or two.

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