[openbeos] Re: Christianing party

I've read that I-B-M => H-A-L story many times, but somewhere I read (can't 
remember where) either Kubrick or Arthur C. Clark denying that this is 
where "HAL" came from. In the book I think it's supposed to stand 
for "heuristic-algorithmic-(something)".

Quoting DaniTDI@xxxxxxxxxx:

> HAL's name was intentional, Kubrik was refering to IBM with it, in a way
> of how computer might, in the future (at the time) control our lifes.
> HAL--> IBM.. clever guy that Kubrik uh? :)
> 
> DaaT
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: "openbeos-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <openbeos-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> on
> behalf of     "arougthopher" <beos@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Friday, October 25, 2002 1:28 PM
> To:   "openbeos@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <openbeos@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject:      [openbeos] Re: Christianing party
> 
> >> IBM - does it get more boring than this?
> >
> > It's actually one-upping National Cash Register, the company Tom
> Watson
> > worked for before he started IBM: National->International,
> Cash->Business,
> > Register->Machines.  At least there's some general logic behind it.
> 
> And, while we are on the topic, remember HAL from 2001: A Space
> Odyssey
> 
> H + 1 = I
> A + 1 = B
> L + 1 = M
> 
> 
> Hmmm, very interesting :)
> 
> -paul
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