RE: system names -- MIDRANGE-L

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Subject: RE: system names
From: "Bob Voltz" <bvoltz@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 20 Oct 2005 10:55:40 -0400
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The urban legend is that it represents "one step ahead of IBM."

HAL
IBM

Get it?  Clark denies this, by the way.


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[mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Harvell, Joel
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Subject: RE: system names


Speaking of HAL does anyone else know where Arthur C. Clark got the name
"HAL"???

Joel B. Harvell
Food Lion, LLC
(704) 633-8250 x2709

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