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From: crowl@rochester.ARPA (Lawrence Crowl)
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Subject: Re: alive computers (HAL_from_IBM_P)
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Date: Wed, 30-Apr-86 20:30:34 EDT
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In article <1210@utcs.uucp> flaps@utcs.UUCP (Alan J Rosenthal) writes:
>But likewise, wouldn't a hit on 'DEC' or 'VAX' or 'CBM' suffice?

At the time the movie came out, how many computer companies had general
public name recognition?  DEC did not have name recognition.  VAX did not
exist.  CBM did not have name recognition if it existed.  Probably the
only other "name" the public would have recognized an associated with 
computers is UNIVAC.
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Lawrence Crowl             716-275-5766        University of Rochester
                                               Computer Science Department
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