![Intel Software on Twitter: "In 2001: A Space Odyssey, HAL's song was inspired by Arthur C. Clarke's visit to Bell Labs in 1961, where he saw the IBM 704 sing the song. Intel Software on Twitter: "In 2001: A Space Odyssey, HAL's song was inspired by Arthur C. Clarke's visit to Bell Labs in 1961, where he saw the IBM 704 sing the song.](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CzFstSQXAAAkfkt.jpg:large)
Intel Software on Twitter: "In 2001: A Space Odyssey, HAL's song was inspired by Arthur C. Clarke's visit to Bell Labs in 1961, where he saw the IBM 704 sing the song.
![HAL 9000, IBM and the year 2001. Late last night I found myself watching… | by Joshua Byrd | Applaudience | Medium HAL 9000, IBM and the year 2001. Late last night I found myself watching… | by Joshua Byrd | Applaudience | Medium](https://miro.medium.com/max/599/1*8uoTKMwBwhjvZqIlHWohuQ.jpeg)
HAL 9000, IBM and the year 2001. Late last night I found myself watching… | by Joshua Byrd | Applaudience | Medium
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