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I have always heard that the name HAL was taken from stepping down one letter from the computer manufacturer IBM (I - H, B - A, M - L)
The in-story justification is that it stands for Heuristic Algorithm, which is kind of clunky and awkward, but then we're talking about computer nerds here, the same people who came up with names like SNOBOL to stand for "string-oriented symbolic language" (huh?), so it's possible.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 12y agoHAL 9000 stands for Heuristically programmed ALgorithmic Computer
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What movie featured an intelligent computer called HAL 9000?
2001: A Space Odyssey
This classic film was named 2001 a space?
Odyssey
What classic film was named 2001 a space?
odyssey
In 2001 A Space Odyssey Hal is the name of what?
a computer
Is 2001 A Space Odyssey a PG?
2001 : A Space Odyssey has a G rating.
What is the full name of the movie a Space Odyssey?
2001: A Space Odyssey
What was the name of the computer in 2001 A Space Odyssey -HAL 9000 which stood for Heuristically programmed ALgorithmic computer?
The HAL 9000 .
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The film 2001: A Space Odyssey appeals to both genders .
What is a three letter word for 2001 computer?
HAL is the onboard computer that goes crazy in the Arthur C. Clarke novel, and movie "2001 - A Space Odyssey".
Who was hall 9000?
HAL9000 was the intelligent (and eventually murderous) computer that ran the space ship in Stanley Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey.
Will 2001 a space odyssey return to theaters?
2001 : A Space Odyssey will only be found at Midnight showings for a cult following .
What movies have On the beautiful blue Danube by Johann Strauss in them?
2001 Space Odyssey
