• Re: HAL Jr

    From David Lesher@3:633/10 to All on Sat Oct 25 19:43:11 2025
    Lawrence =?iso-8859-13?q?D=FFOliveiro?= <ldo@nz.invalid> writes:

    I believe that gadget Clarke is sitting at is the HP-9100A
    programmable calculator that he was given as a Christmas present from
    his friends at HP in 1969. He promptly christened it ?HAL Jr?.

    <https://www.cloudynights.com/topic/731686-arthur-c-clarke-and-his-questar/>

    Yep, I recall it from high school.....

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