And @snow post concerning the possible hardware specs of HAL9000, the all seeing and controlling AI and master computer on board the "2001, A Sapce Odissey" spaceship led me to look for any possible info.
Found some interesting posts, including Cory Doctorow's post marking the passing of the Canadian actor whose voice was selected and used in the film.
https://boingboing.net/2018/11/12/hal-9000-douglas-rain.html
A really marcant performance. Some qualified it as the best participation on a film, by someone simply voicing over, never appearing.
RIP, Douglas Rain (1918 - 2019)
Stanley Kubrick, the genial film's director, posted about his passing too. https://twitter.com/StanleyKubrick/status/1061947188421582848
