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haha that computer was the bomb in that movie!
HAL
1. <computer> HAL 9000, the murdering computer on the spaceship in the science fiction classic "2001, A Space Odyssey" by Arthur C. Clark.
"HAL" is "IBM" with each letter changed to the one before and there is an unconfirmed rumour that 9000 is the sum of the various IBM computer numbers that were in service at the time. However, in the sequel "2010", Clarke emphatically denies that HAL's name is supposed to be "one step ahead of IBM". It is, rather, short for "heuristic algorithm".
2. <operating system> Hardware Abstraction Layer.
(1995-11-09)
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HAL
Last modified: Monday, September 20, 2004
Short for hardware abstraction layer, programming in an operating system that functions as an interface between a system’s hardware and software, providing a consistent hardware platform on which to run applications. When a HAL is employed, applications do not access hardware directly but access the abstract layer provided by the HAL. Like APIs, HALs allow applications to be device-independent because they abstract information from such systems as caches, I/O buses and interrupts and use this data to give the software a way to interact with the specific requirements of the hardware on which it is running.
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this next one says HAL is not IBM compatible, LOL
http://www.netjeff.com/humor/item.cg...sIBMcompatible
this next one has a bit more
http://www.technovelgy.com/ct/content.asp?Bnum=526
but this next one is hilarious (time flies like an arrow) LOL!:
http://www.uh.edu/engines/epi1859.htm
and this next one is the wikipedia article
about HAL 9000, the futuristic computer
from the movie: 2001: A Space Odyssey
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HAL_9000
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haha that computer was the bomb in that movie!
HAL
1. <computer> HAL 9000, the murdering computer on the spaceship in the science fiction classic "2001, A Space Odyssey" by Arthur C. Clark.
"HAL" is "IBM" with each letter changed to the one before and there is an unconfirmed rumour that 9000 is the sum of the various IBM computer numbers that were in service at the time. However, in the sequel "2010", Clarke emphatically denies that HAL's name is supposed to be "one step ahead of IBM". It is, rather, short for "heuristic algorithm".
2. <operating system> Hardware Abstraction Layer.
(1995-11-09)
- - -
HAL
Last modified: Monday, September 20, 2004
Short for hardware abstraction layer, programming in an operating system that functions as an interface between a system’s hardware and software, providing a consistent hardware platform on which to run applications. When a HAL is employed, applications do not access hardware directly but access the abstract layer provided by the HAL. Like APIs, HALs allow applications to be device-independent because they abstract information from such systems as caches, I/O buses and interrupts and use this data to give the software a way to interact with the specific requirements of the hardware on which it is running.
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this next one says HAL is not IBM compatible, LOL
http://www.netjeff.com/humor/item.cg...sIBMcompatible
this next one has a bit more
http://www.technovelgy.com/ct/content.asp?Bnum=526
but this next one is hilarious (time flies like an arrow) LOL!:
http://www.uh.edu/engines/epi1859.htm
and this next one is the wikipedia article
about HAL 9000, the futuristic computer
from the movie: 2001: A Space Odyssey
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HAL_9000
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