Wasn't HAL an AI computer?  

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Author: Do you know why his name is HAL?   Date: 9/17/2026 12:13:06 PM  +3/-2   Show Orig. Msg (this window) Or  In New Window

Because IBM wouldn't allow the film makers rights to their name, computers were kinda new and they didn't want the image of IBM making killer computers.

so the oil makers took the letters before each letter in IBM and came up with HAL....H(I) A(B) L(M
 
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Wasn't HAL an AI computer? +2/-1 Dave? 9/16/2026 9:04:53 AM