Posted by GuruAskew at ac9d0850.ipt.aol.com on January 01, 2001 at 17:56:24:
In Reply to: Has anyone noticed that the year hasn't changed... posted by Joey cheri popper on January 01, 2001 at 17:14:07:
The name "HAL" comes from the Arthur C. Clark book, just like the other character names that Clarke created, not "IBM" as you probably think. Sure, if you look at the letter following ever letter in "HAL" you get "IBM", but that doesn't mean it's intentional. It's a lot like the Pink Floyd "Dark Side Of The Moon" thing with the Wizard of Oz. Just because there are coincidences doesn't mean that it was intentional.
: in the posts. It says 01/01/00. Is this a Y2K glitch?
: Is it HAL?
: FUCK, I HOPE IT ISN'T HAL! I'm scared!
: Trivia: Does anyone know where the name HAL came from?