The most-reliable computer ever

Aug

2000

From: 2001: A Space Odyssey

The 9000 series is the most-reliable computer ever made. No 9000 computer has ever made a mistake or distorted information. We are all, by any practical definition of the words, foolproof and incapable of error.

Douglas Rain (HAL 9000)

File Updated: 2015-11-11

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