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From: mcewan@uiucdcs.UUCP (mcewan )
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Subject: Re: About 2001 ,Hal and IBM ?!... - (nf)
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Date: Sat, 22-Oct-83 23:33:20 EDT
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uiucdcs!mcewan    Oct 21 14:51:00 1983

HAL does stand for Heuristically programmed ALgorithmic computer; however,
it's not just a coincidence that it's a rot(1) of IBM.  I believe the book
2010: Odyssey II says that the initials were chosen because the HAL series
was supposed to be "one step ahead of IBM."  My guess is that this was not
mentioned in 2001 because Clarke and Kubrick wanted people to figure it
out for themselves.
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But the letters 'H','A','L' are one step BEHIND 'I','B','M'.

				Scott McEwan
				pur-ee!uiucdcs!mcewan