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What REALLY Caused the HAL-9000 Incident
« on: December 29, 2009, 04:04:29 PM »
Behind the story:

[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=709v6JgGSiU[/youtube]
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Re: What REALLY Caused the HAL-9000 Incident
« Reply #1 on: December 29, 2009, 04:11:16 PM »
Hmm. No smiley for when you spit up coffee laughing. Brilliant video.

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Re: What REALLY Caused the HAL-9000 Incident
« Reply #2 on: December 29, 2009, 08:52:14 PM »
Back in the day, my alert sound on my computer was "I'm Sorry, Dave.  I'm afraid I can't do that."  One of the great things that went away when apple brought out system 7 that never came back
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Re: What REALLY Caused the HAL-9000 Incident
« Reply #3 on: December 30, 2009, 07:33:03 AM »
Back in the day, my alert sound on my computer was "I'm Sorry, Dave.  I'm afraid I can't do that."  One of the great things that went away when apple brought out system 7 that never came back

Alas, I've customized my seat of WindowsTM with that very event sound, as well as HAL's 'I have a message for you', whenever e-mail comes in.

Aren't I just a teensy-weensy bit superior?!?!  :cheers1:
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