Elch_test schrieb am 18.11.2023 18:29:
HAL war eine Verschiebung im Alphabet um einen Buchstaben - es war der IBM Computer gemeint.
Das mit IBM ist nett, aber wohl eine Legende:
"Der somit naheliegenden Vermutung HAL sei eine Verballhornung des Markennamens der US-Computerfirma IBM, wurde von Drehbuchautor Clarke stets vehement widersprochen."
(WIKI)
„I would like to demolish one annoying and persistent myth, which started soon after the movie was released. As is clearly stated in the novel (Chapter 16 Arthur C. Clarke: 2001 a space odyssey. Signet, New York 1968, S. 95.), HAL stands for Heuristically programmed ALgorithmic computer. […] However, once a week some character spots the fact that HAL is one letter ahead of IBM, and promptly assumes that Stanley and I were taking a crack at that estimable institution.“ Arthur C. Clarke in Arthur C. Clarke: The Lost Worlds of 2001. The Ultimate Log of the Ultimate Trip. Signet, New York 1972, ISBN 0-283-98611-5, S. 78.