Comment on Some companies find only humans can do the jobparentComments−somebody789783ythe name was picked for the movie because the letters are shifted by one from "IBM."Actually, the IBM/HAL thing is just a coincidence, according to both Kubrick and Clarke: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HAL_9000#Origin_of_name−jvanderbot3yExactly what you would say if you picked it to represent IBM and their evil technology.−extra883yNot going to let facts get in the way of a good story. :)
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Actually, the IBM/HAL thing is just a coincidence, according to both Kubrick and Clarke: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HAL_9000#Origin_of_name
Exactly what you would say if you picked it to represent IBM and their evil technology.
Not going to let facts get in the way of a good story. :)