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== Origin of name == | |||
Why is this pattern called "acorn"? Maybe after its 2nd or 3rd generation offspring? [[User:Micromegas|Micromegas]] ([[User talk:Micromegas|talk]]) 11:49, 28 February 2018 (UTC) | |||
:No idea! Might be worth asking [[Charles Corderman]] about it, just in case he remembers. (If you find out, be sure to update the article, BTW!) [[User:Apple Bottom|Apple Bottom]] ([[User talk:Apple Bottom|talk]]) 16:07, 28 February 2018 (UTC) | |||
:: It was actually Robert Wainwright who named the acorn, after Corderman discovered it -- see LifeLine #s 2 and 3: | |||
::<blockquote>'''Lifeline 2''': As a surprise for LIFELINE Number Three, I will give its discoverer as well as present the fate of the 'acorn' - a term I coined after seeing its final census.</blockquote> | |||
::<blockquote>'''LifeLine 3''': The fantastic printout of the final census ('oak tree') was supplied by Bison who verified the original results for the writer before issue Number Two was published.</blockquote> | |||
::So, basically just a reference to the old "From little acorns mighty oaks do grow" proverb. [[User:Dvgrn|Dvgrn]] ([[User talk:Dvgrn|talk]]) 16:43, 28 February 2018 (UTC) | |||
::: Thanks, I added that to the page. [[User:Micromegas|Micromegas]] ([[User talk:Micromegas|talk]]) 16:24, 1 March 2018 (UTC) | |||
Latest revision as of 16:24, 1 March 2018
Variations
I noticed that Acorn has two "isomers."
x = 7, y = 13, rule = B3/S23 5bo$3bo$3o2b2o8$5b2o$3bo$3o2bo!
-wwei23 9:48PM 10/20/2015 NY time
Origin of name
Why is this pattern called "acorn"? Maybe after its 2nd or 3rd generation offspring? Micromegas (talk) 11:49, 28 February 2018 (UTC)
- No idea! Might be worth asking Charles Corderman about it, just in case he remembers. (If you find out, be sure to update the article, BTW!) Apple Bottom (talk) 16:07, 28 February 2018 (UTC)
- It was actually Robert Wainwright who named the acorn, after Corderman discovered it -- see LifeLine #s 2 and 3:
Lifeline 2: As a surprise for LIFELINE Number Three, I will give its discoverer as well as present the fate of the 'acorn' - a term I coined after seeing its final census.
LifeLine 3: The fantastic printout of the final census ('oak tree') was supplied by Bison who verified the original results for the writer before issue Number Two was published.
- So, basically just a reference to the old "From little acorns mighty oaks do grow" proverb. Dvgrn (talk) 16:43, 28 February 2018 (UTC)
- Thanks, I added that to the page. Micromegas (talk) 16:24, 1 March 2018 (UTC)
- So, basically just a reference to the old "From little acorns mighty oaks do grow" proverb. Dvgrn (talk) 16:43, 28 February 2018 (UTC)