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HAL 9000 is a fictional character and the main antagonist in Arthur C. Clarke's Space Odyssey series. First appearing in the 1968 film 2001: A Space Odyssey, HAL (Heuristically programmed ALgorithmic computer) is a sentient computer (or artificial general intelligence) that controls the systems of the Discovery One spacecraft and interacts with the ship's astronaut crew.
 

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"....all my circuits are functioning perfectly"
 

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HAL 9000 is a fictional character and the main antagonist in Arthur C. Clarke's Space Odyssey series. First appearing in the 1968 film 2001: A Space Odyssey, HAL (Heuristically programmed ALgorithmic computer) is a sentient computer (or artificial general intelligence) that controls the systems of the Discovery One spacecraft and interacts with the ship's astronaut crew.
Isn't it something how advanced we were supposed to be by now in all those old movies. :D
 

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Someone once pointed out to me that if you advance HAL by one letter each, the result is IBM. Presume Clarke had that in mind? Also have found some good 2001 soundboard sites like this one: https://www.soundboard.com/sb/hal_2001_space_odyssey

I downloaded them to use instead of the Windows sound effects (used Daisy, Daisy for computer shutdown, for example). Had to discontinue because it was freakin my wife out a bit.