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Following up on why HAL sings "Daisy,

Following up on why HAL sings "Daisy, Daisy" in 2001: A Space Odyssey", Lee Hartsfeld found a 1961 record with the Bell Labs recording on it at a junk shop for $10.

By Jason Kottke  •  Apr 28, 2006  •  2001   arthurclarke   computing   ibm   movies   music   Stanley Kubrick

Why does HAL sing "Daisy, Daisy" in 2001: A Space Odyssey?

In 1962, Arthur C. Clarke was touring Bell Labs when he heard a demonstration of a song sung by an IBM 704 computer programmed by physicist John L. Kelly. The song, the first ever performed by a computer, was called "Daisy Bell", more commonly known as "Bicycle Built for Two" or "Daisy, Daisy". When Clarke collaborated with Stanley Kubrick on 2001: A Space Odyssey, they had HAL sing it while Dave powered him down.

A clip of a 1963 synthesized computer speech demonstration by Bell Labs featuring "Daisy Bell" was included on an album for the First Philadelphia Computer Music Festival. You can listen to it (it's the last track) and the rest of the album at vintagecomputermusic.com. (via mark)

Update: A reader just reminded me that HAL may have been so named because each letter is off by one from IBM, although Arthur C. Clarke denies this. (thx, justin)

By Jason Kottke  •  Apr 25, 2006  •  2001   arthurclarke   computing   ibm   movies   music   Stanley Kubrick

Forbes has quite a large feature on

Forbes has quite a large feature on the subject of communicating, with thoughts from Arthur C. Clarke, Carl Zimmer, Milton Glaser, Jane Goodall, etc. I haven't read any of this yet; it looks sufficiently interesting to get it in magazine form for easier reading.

By Jason Kottke  •  Oct 27, 2005  •  arthurclarke   carlzimmer   forbes   janegoodall   magazines   Milton Glaser

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