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HAL,HAL 9000,IBM,IBM 7094,programming,speech synthesis,Daisy,Daisy Bell,1961,60s The original HAL 9000

The original HAL 9000

posted by arvana 1 month ago • 585 views
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The first computer programmed to sing in 1961 inspired Stanley Kubrick to use the same song in 2001 A Space Odyssey.

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Now we know why HAL sang it!

http://www.videosift.com/video/HAL-Sings-Daisy-as-he-Dies


written by Fusionaut  | 1 month ago | CH
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Boosting this quality contribution up in the Hot Listing - declared quality by Fusionaut.


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Now we know why HAL sang it!

http://www.videosift.com/video/HAL-Sings-Daisy-as-he-Dies


OK, my geek pride is a bit wounded by the implication that 'we' didn't already know this.

That was really one of the cool things about that scene, the way Hal's brain digresses back to his first programming. But before this I'd only read about Daisy being the first synthesized voice program. Awesome to finally hear it.


written by TheFreak  | 1 month ago | CH
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HAL 1.0.


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