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Valleywag:  When Singing Computers Were Truly Menacing

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#Tech RT @boingboing The real HAL 9000 - Boing Boing http://bit.ly/222aq4 23 days ago

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Den første syngende computer fra 1961 - funny stuff! http://bit.ly/1q5Hmo 24 days ago

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When Singing Computers Were Truly Menacing
Valleywag — ... creepier than your video-capable iPhone could ever be. This IBM was not only the first singing computer, it was also the inspiration for 2001's homicidal HAL 9000. Despite the explosion in networking and processing power in the decades since that film became a cultural touchstone, techno-dystopias seem to be tougher sells these days. Familiarity has lulled humans into complacency. Plus, these little iPhones and BlackBerrys, they're just so cute. [via BoingBoing]

'2001' Geeks, Rejoice! World Learns Why HAL Sang 'Daisy'
Switched — ... it in the dramatic death scene of HAL 9000. You can hear the audio of the entire speech demo here, and watch the '2001' scene played back-to-back with a clip from a 1963 documentary about the Bell Labs demo here. Or you can just watch the video below (ignore the incorrect year and model number) to hear the IBM 704 sing 'Daisy Bell' without the rest of the demo, or any comparison to the evil, paranoid machine from '2001'. [From: Bell Labs, via Boing Boing] ...