Here are some high-res pictures of a non-working Bombe rebuild from Bletchley last year:

http://gallery.spacebar.org/f/a/photo/viewpic/1/52 2/1/
http://gallery.spacebar.org/f/a/photo/viewpic/1/52 3/1/
http://pictures.spacebar.org/f/a/photo/viewpic/2/4 91/1/

If you give Emacs a honest 2 weeks, it will be repaid. If you give Emacs a year watch out. Forget everything you've heard and try it. Flexibility is its strongest asset. If you want the editor to be able to do something it doesn't do now you can change it.

Over time your Emacs becomes your version of Emacs tailored to your preferences. And speed and convenience are the result.

Try it, you'll like it. Mikie did.