The original HAL 9000
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Stumble ThisThe first computer programmed to sing in 1961 inspired Stanley Kubrick to use the same song in 2001 A Space Odyssey.
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HAL,HAL 9000,IBM,IBM 7094,programming,speech synthesis,Daisy,Daisy Bell,1961,60s The original HAL 9000
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Now we know why HAL sang it!
http://www.videosift.com/video/HAL-Sings-Daisy-as-he-Dies
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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.