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I always thought IBM came from adding one letter to each of the letters in HAL (from 2001). Guess you learn something new every day. B|



I thought that HAL was derived from one letter less than IBM;)

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I always thought IBM came from adding one letter to each of the letters in HAL (from 2001). Guess you learn something new every day. B|



I thought that HAL was derived from one letter less than IBM;)



HAL: Heuristically programmed ALgorithmic computer
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