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linker3000 on July 7, 2015 | parent | context | favorite | on: Sophie Wilson, Acorn and the development of ARM

Very timely as I am just about to build a copy of Sophie's design for the Acorn System 1 (1979).

http://speleotrove.com/acorn/acornPictures.html

[Edit: That's not my Web site BTW]

Here's a pic of me testing the sophisticated visual output system: http://i.imgur.com/O8czwKo.jpg

tonyedgecombe on July 7, 2015 [–]

I've got an Acorn System One under my desk (faulty), if you need it for parts let me know, my email address is my username at gmail.com

linker3000 on July 7, 2015 | [–]

Message sent. Just in case it doesn't make it, my email address is similarly my username at the same place.

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