NAME
hals_end —
Display HAL's last words on
the console
SYNOPSIS
DESCRIPTION
hals_end displays the famous last words of the supercomputer
HAL 9000 aboard the space-ship in Stanley Kubrick's movie "2001 - A Space
Odissey".
Options:
-
-
- -f
- Fast forward. Every movie can be played back with fast
forward. This option will double the speed of the output.
HISTORY
hals_end first appeared in the book "Total
Interaction" (ISBN 978-3-7643-7076-3) where its source code and output
illustrates the article "Remembering the Future: Memory and
Interaction" by Dr. Regine Halter. The source code was set in contrast to
the graphical artwork "HAL's lifespace" by Catherine Walthard.
"HAL's Lifespace" and "hals_end" were respectively
designed and written for this article.
AUTHORS
hals_end was written by
Marc Balmer
<
marc@msys.ch>.
BUGS
Unlike the real HAL, this program can be repeatedly run. There should be
functionality in the program to destroy itself after one run. The rationale
for not doing this right now is that the movie itself can be watched several
times as well.