From the guy who writes the only football column I read:

"The Pentagon actually is working on a computer system called HAL -- "Host Accessory Logic" -- for an Air Force program known as the Advanced EHF communications satellite. A word of advice to the technicians: If it starts to sing, run."

amen,
t.

reminded of "All I ever learned, I learned from Anime"
Trigger Argee
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A hearty 'amen!' from this Pennsylvanian. I'd ruther not have to deal with a malevolent satellite orbiting my home planet, thanks . . .

>From the guy who writes the only football column I read:
>
>"The Pentagon actually is working on a computer system called HAL --
>"Host Accessory Logic" -- for an Air Force program known as the
>Advanced EHF communications satellite. A word of advice to the
>technicians: If it starts to sing, run."
>
>amen,
>t.
>
>reminded of "All I ever learned, I learned from Anime"
>Trigger Argee

Jesus Quack! You'd think anyone with enough brains to design
a computer system would have brains enough to NOT name it
HAL.

That's not asking for trouble, that's inviting trouble into
your drawing room and asking it if it would like a nice cuppa
tea...

Edward A Becerra

>>From the guy who writes the only football column I read:
>>
>>"The Pentagon actually is working on a computer system called HAL --
>>"Host Accessory Logic" -- for an Air Force program known as the
>>Advanced EHF communications satellite. A word of advice to the
>>technicians: If it starts to sing, run."
>>
>>amen,
>>t.
>>
>>reminded of "All I ever learned, I learned from Anime"
>>Trigger Argee
>
>Jesus Quack! You'd think anyone with enough brains to design
>a computer system would have brains enough to NOT name it
>HAL.
>
>That's not asking for trouble, that's inviting trouble into
>your drawing room and asking it if it would like a nice cuppa
>tea...

I suppose Someone thought the idea of the name was cute.
Either that or they are really big fans of NXE. :)

>I suppose Someone thought the idea of the name was cute.
>Either that or they are really big fans of NXE. :)

... or, vastly more likely, they're really big fans of Arthur C. Clarke.

--G.
-><-
Benjamin D. Hutchins, Co-Founder, Editor in Chief, Netadmin
Eyrie Productions, Unlimited http://www.eyrie-productions.com/

>>I suppose Someone thought the idea of the name was cute.
>>Either that or they are really big fans of NXE. :)
>
>... or, vastly more likely, they're really big fans of Arthur C.
>Clarke.

Well that too. :)

>Jesus Quack! You'd think anyone with enough brains to design
>a computer system would have brains enough to NOT name it
>HAL.
>
>That's not asking for trouble, that's inviting trouble into
>your drawing room and asking it if it would like a nice cuppa
>tea...

Yes, well, at least they're not working something called SHODAN. I'd really be more worried if that were the case.

--Firefly
Yes, I'm still here.

>Yes, well, at least they're not working something called SHODAN. I'd
>really be more worried if that were the case.

Maybe they are and we just haven't heared about it yet.

>>Yes, well, at least they're not working something called SHODAN. I'd
>>really be more worried if that were the case.
>
>
>Maybe they are and we just haven't heared about it yet.

A little something in the black budget eh? O.o

(mad scientist voice) Just think! H.A.L. will be the user friendly one!
SHODAN will be reserved for military ops! (mad scientist voice)

I think it'd be ammusing in an ironic "You asked for that one" kinda way.

-The Jolly Fat Man