![]() ![]() Dave: You know, another thing just occurred to me.Well, as far as I know, no 9000 computer has ever been disconnected. Well that's far safer than allowing HAL to continue running things. ![]() And we'd have to work out the transfer procedures of continuing the mission under ground-based computer control. Dave: We would have to cut his higher-brain functions.without disturbing the purely automatic and regulatory systems. If he were proven to be malfunctioning, I wouldn't see how we would have any choice but disconnection. There isn't a single aspect of ship operations that's not under his control. Frank: I don't think we'd have any alternatives. Frank: What the hell can we do? Dave: Well, we wouldn't have too many alternatives. Frank: We would, wouldn't we? Dave: Hmm, hmm. View Quote Frank: Let's say we put the unit back and it doesn't fail, huh? That would pretty well wrap it up as far as HAL is concerned, wouldn't it? Dave: Well, we'd be in very serious trouble. Note: the bolded line is ranked #78 in the American Film Institute's list of the top 100 movie quotations in American cinema. Dave: HAL, I won't argue with you anymore! Open the doors! HAL: Dave, this conversation can serve no purpose anymore. HAL: Without your space helmet, Dave, you're going to find that rather difficult. I'll go in through the emergency airlock. Dave: Where the hell'd you get that idea, HAL? HAL: Dave, although you took thorough precautions in the pod against my hearing you, I could see your lips move. HAL: I know you and Frank were planning to disconnect me, and I'm afraid that's something I cannot allow to happen. Dave: I don't know what you're talking about, HAL. Dave: What are you talking about, HAL? HAL: This mission is too important for me to allow you to jeopardize it. Dave: What's the problem? HAL: I think you know what the problem is just as well as I do. HAL: I'm sorry Dave, I'm afraid I can't do that. View Quote Dave: Hello, HAL do you read me, HAL? HAL: Affirmative, Dave, I read you. I am putting myself to the fullest possible use, which is all I think that any conscious entity can ever hope to do. My mission responsibilities range over the entire operation of the ship, so I am constantly occupied. I enjoy working with people - I have a stimulating relationship with Dr. BBC interviewer: HAL, despite your enormous intellect, are you ever frustrated by your dependence on people to carry out actions? HAL: Not in the slightest bit. We are all, by any practical definition of the words, foolproof and incapable of error. No 9000 computer has ever made a mistake or distorted information. The 9000 series is the most reliable computer ever made. Does this ever cause you any lack of confidence? HAL: Let me put it this way, Mr. You're the brain, and central nervous system of the ship, and your responsibilities include watching over the men in hibernation. BBC Interviewer: HAL, you have an enormous responsibility on this mission, in many ways perhaps the greatest responsibility of any single mission element. How's everything going? HAL: Good afternoon, Mr. View Quote BBC interviewer: Good afternoon, HAL. ![]()
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