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Old 11-14-18, 07:48 AM   #9
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Originally Posted by vienna View Post

Does anyone else recall how much was made of the name HAL is just one letter down, in the alphabet , from IBM?...

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Yes, I believe Kubrick or maybe Arthur C. Clarke said it was unplanned, but it does seem too much of a coincidence.
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