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We're sure many of you are familiar with the death-of- HAL scene from the Kubrick classic ' 2001: A Space Odyssey ,' in which the rebellious computer slowly, and childishly, drones the lyrics to 'Daisy Bell.' It's one of the most memorable scenes in a film loaded with iconic images (the ...
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The Origins Of HAL 9000's Singing Revealed
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... ). As he reaches the end, HAL resorts back to his earliest data: the song 'Daisy Bell.' The assumption is made by the audience that the song is meant to simply represent ourselves, as the song, much like "Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star" or "Old MacDonald," is one of the first things we learn as children. But according to the geeks at Switched , it was actually a tribute to one of the earliest computer devices. Back in 1961, the folks over at Bell Labs developed the IBM 704, the first singing computer. What song did it sing, you ask? Take a guess. While visiting the labs, author ...
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