Author: Dave Gomboc
Date: 09:22:24 07/21/00
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On July 19, 2000 at 18:56:20, Chris Carson wrote: >On July 19, 2000 at 18:17:42, Marcos Christensen wrote: > >> what if Dj runs on HAL? > >A little know fact about 2001, the author came up with >HAL by shifting the letters from IBM one letter to the >left. So your idea of running on HAL is the same as >my idea to convert DJ into ASIC chips (that is what IBM used, >no trivial or cheap task, but would be a monster). :) > >Best Regards, >Chris Carson A little known fact about 2001 is that Kubrick did not intend this: he actually wanted to change HAL after this coincidence was pointed out to him. However, it was too late to change it by that time, and the urban myth continues even today. Dave
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