A Space Odyssey
December 31st, 2006 at 02:00am
Hi John,
The name of the computer in "2001: A Space Odyssey" was called "HAL", which is actually one letter in the alphabet back from "IBM"!
Douglas Rain was the voice of HAL.
Regards,
Samuel Gordon-Stewart
Canberra
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5 Comments
1. John B1_B5 | December 31st, 2006 at 2:15 am
He just read your email.
I have that movie on DVD.
2. Samuel | December 31st, 2006 at 2:22 am
Incidentally John, where do you get the television pictures for your historical posts, like your current Eichmann trial post? Do you have a collection of historical footage or do you just keep an eye out for television documentaries?
I must say that the things I learn from reading your blogs are nothing short of astounding.
3. John B1_B5 | December 31st, 2006 at 2:36 am
All on tape Samuel. I’ve been collecting TV documentaries for almost 20 years now. A lot of them were originally on Beta, and I had to transfer them over to VHS.
4. Samuel | December 31st, 2006 at 2:41 am
That’s what I call commitment! You must have an awful lot of interesting information on those tapes.
Unfortunately I’m too young to have ever experienced the quality difference between VHS and Beta.
5. John B1_B5 | December 31st, 2006 at 3:00 am
That’s where I have a big advantage.
On the downside, it means I won’t be around as long as you will
be !