Talk:Acorn System 1

Sophie Wilson

Sophie Wilson was Roger Wilson when he designed this hardware.

Erm?

I don't want to get my fingers burnt, so I'm changing nothing. Still...

217.44.157.213 (talk) 18:38, 10 June 2010 (UTC)

See MOS:IDENTITY -- Regregex (talk) 12:19, 11 June 2010 (UTC)

More specifically, it's a transgender thing. DS (talk) 13:19, 10 July 2010 (UTC)

Based on cow feeder

This claim has been disputed in a forum on The Icon Bar. Sources citing alternative scenarios are:

• http://www.stairwaytohell.com/articles/SG-SophieWilson.html
• http://www.reghardware.com/2012/04/26/retro_week_product_roundup_12_1980s_classic_micros/
• http://speleotrove.com/acorn/acornWilson.html
• http://everything2.com/title/Sophie+Wilson

-- Trevj (talk) 13:56, 26 April 2012 (UTC)

Another contrary ref now highlighted by others at

• http://www.reghardware.com/2012/05/02/unsung_heroes_of_tech_arm_creators_sophie_wilson_and_steve_furber/

-- Trevj (talk) 10:51, 3 May 2012 (UTC)