Clarke is dead!

  • Thread starter Thread starter Frank
  • Start date Start date
kevpan815 said:
Are You Telling Me That Dick Clark Is Dead? Just FYI. :-)
Click to expand...
Author C. Clarke. He wrote "2001: A Space Odyssey"
it starred a mad mainframe computer named "H.A.L" I forgot what that stood
for.
The computer killed the ship's crew while they were investigating Mars. Read
the book.
Or get the movie. Great special effects and writing. Fits today as well as
1968.
 
Bobby McNulty said:
Author C. Clarke. He wrote "2001: A Space Odyssey"
it starred a mad mainframe computer named "H.A.L" I forgot what that stood
for.
The computer killed the ship's crew while they were investigating Mars.
Read the book.
Or get the movie. Great special effects and writing. Fits today as well as
1968.
Click to expand...


Heuristically programmed ALgorithmic computer


C.B.
 
How Did Dick Clarke Die? Did His Ubuntu Machine Crush Him To Death?

I Wear A Diaper When I Play On The Computer. My Mom Makes Me Stay In The
Basement While I Play With Ubuntu. Just FYI. She Gets Embarassed. Just
FYI

Just FYI
 
Bobby McNulty said:
Author C. Clarke. He wrote "2001: A Space Odyssey"
it starred a mad mainframe computer named "H.A.L" I forgot what that stood
for.
Click to expand...

IIRC, those letters don't form an acronym in the movie. They are a
cultural reference, with a slight twist for legal reasons.

The letter H, A, and L are each one letter off from I B M.

HTH
-pk
 
Mr. Clarke had said many times that HAL and IBM were a coincidence it stood
for Heuristic ALgorithm
 
You appear to be correct. After all these years of believing otherwise..
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HAL_9000

: Mr. Clarke had said many times that HAL and IBM were a coincidence it
stood
: for Heuristic ALgorithm
: : > : >>
: >> : >>> Are You Telling Me That Dick Clark Is Dead? Just FYI. :-)
: >>>
: >>> "Frank" wrote:
: >>>
: >>>> Long live Dave.
: >>>> Frank
: >> Author C. Clarke. He wrote "2001: A Space Odyssey"
: >> it starred a mad mainframe computer named "H.A.L" I forgot what that
: >> stood for.
: >
: > IIRC, those letters don't form an acronym in the movie. They are a
: > cultural reference, with a slight twist for legal reasons.
: >
: > The letter H, A, and L are each one letter off from I B M.
: >
: > HTH
: > -pk
: >
: >
: >> The computer killed the ship's crew while they were investigating Mars.
: >> Read the book.
: >> Or get the movie. Great special effects and writing. Fits today as well
: >> as 1968.
: >>
: >
: >
:
 
Back
Top