2001 Space Odyssey
NShore.Allen, Fri May 04 2018, 01:23PM
Remember this one? It's back in 70MM film
Was quite the creepy movie for a 9 yr old at the time..
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Re: 2001 Space Odyssey
Delj, Fri May 04 2018, 02:10PM
H A L +1= I B M
Re: 2001 Space Odyssey
SCM ALERT🚨, Fri May 04 2018, 03:15PM
Yes, classic movie, and yes, scary when you are a youngin!
Re: 2001 Space Odyssey
Mountain Mike, Fri Sep 03 2021, 01:26PM
Coincidental. Even Stanley Kubrick has denounced the myth.
From Imdb trivia:
"Incrementing each letter of "HAL" gives you "IBM". Writer Sir Arthur C. Clarke claimed this was unintentional, and if he had noticed ahead of time, he would have changed it. HAL stands for Heuristic Algorithmic Computer. IBM brand placements appear in the movie as well, including the computer panels in the spaceplane that docks with the space station, the forearm control panel on Dave's spacesuit, and the portable viewscreens on which Dave and Frank watch "The World Tonight". These were not paid endorsements but were used to make things appear to be routine tech."
NShore.Allen, Fri May 04 2018, 01:23PM
Remember this one? It's back in 70MM film
Was quite the creepy movie for a 9 yr old at the time..
[Click Here]
Re: 2001 Space Odyssey
Delj, Fri May 04 2018, 02:10PM
H A L +1= I B M
Re: 2001 Space Odyssey
SCM ALERT🚨, Fri May 04 2018, 03:15PM
Yes, classic movie, and yes, scary when you are a youngin!
Re: 2001 Space Odyssey
Mountain Mike, Fri Sep 03 2021, 01:26PM
Delj wrote ...
H A L +1= I B M
H A L +1= I B M
Coincidental. Even Stanley Kubrick has denounced the myth.
From Imdb trivia:
"Incrementing each letter of "HAL" gives you "IBM". Writer Sir Arthur C. Clarke claimed this was unintentional, and if he had noticed ahead of time, he would have changed it. HAL stands for Heuristic Algorithmic Computer. IBM brand placements appear in the movie as well, including the computer panels in the spaceplane that docks with the space station, the forearm control panel on Dave's spacesuit, and the portable viewscreens on which Dave and Frank watch "The World Tonight". These were not paid endorsements but were used to make things appear to be routine tech."
