OOT : HAL, 2001 and meaning

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As I was mentioning the " HAL 9000 " computer in the Kubrick's film, do you know

what " HAL " means?

Two schools are still developping 2 opposite thesis :

1) H.A.L = IBM (the company who largely contributed to the film), considering

the previous letter in the alphabet for each letter in " IBM " . So it gives " I " -1

= H, " B " -1 = A, and " M " -1 = L. Theory which the director, Arthur C. e,

never agreed with.

2) H.A.L =*H*euristic *AL*gorithmic computer, confirmed by Arthur C. e.

Nevertheless, it is the first theory which became the reference in the world,

mainly because the second one should give " HAC " , not " HAL " . If the name of the

computer was to be read HAC, please note that it sounds as " to hack "

(s'introduire dans) ( to enter in force), which gives in turn " hacker " = pirate

informatique( a self-pirate in this case), exactly what is " HAL " .

Have a nice Sunday.

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