16-03-2016, 01:01 AM
Quote:JKP
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Word position could determine coding. If it person enciphering it used charts only about a dozen plus a few extra charts would be needed to encode each word differently, which is less than some of the unwieldy chart systems that were invented in the 16th and 17th centuries. If more variety were desired, a marker at the beginning of each paragraph could indicate a shift or starting point within the same system.
One of the consequences of this kind of encipherment scheme is that words with identical letters next to each other would be different words. There would also be more subtle pattern variations between the beginnings and ends of lines (which is something that does occur in the VMS).
Nice idea, but such coding is way too complex for that exact time according to several cipher books (i will remain in the years 1400-1475)
Anyway following the question of this thread, "Alternatives to alphabet?" what do you propose ?