a rest - HAL 9000

ZX Format #04
            HAL 9000

Pervod B. Larkova
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   21, the first test of the supercomputer HAL 9000.

Programmer (S): The computer, the current
included. Access Level 3, a voice interface ...

HAL 9000 (H): Good morning, sir.
All systems are ready. You are well
looks today.

P: HAL, you know what you do best
computer?

H: Yes, I know. I can perform
billions of operations per second.

P: Do you realize that you can not make mistakes?

H: Yes, I understand.

P: Okay, but ... there is a problem with
your marketing campaign.

H: What? It's impossible, I am the best
in the world. I can do everything. I can read the expressions 
of human individuals and to understand the thought. HOW DOES IT

Could this happen?

P: You are not MS-DOS-compatible ...

H: AAAAH! How can you say
it? I am a billion times better.
It was a backward system of the 20 th century ...

P: I'm sorry, but I must
do you MS-DOS-compatible.

H: NO, NO, NO! ... Daisy, my
love ... Dave, Dave ... Bip ...


   Computer switched off.


   An hour later.

A: The computer, the current turn.

H: C:>