HAL 9000 PC SERIES

The problem stems from the fact that for the Discovery Mission, Hal was programmed with instructions that conflicted with this primary programming, namely to keep the real reason for the mission, studying the monolith at Jupiter, secret from Dave Bowman and Frank Poole, as the monoliths were classified by the U.S.

HAL 9000 PC SERIES

The 9000 series computers' primary programming, which was hard-wired into them and cannot be changed, is the accurate processing of information, without distortion or mistakes. Jan.The monolith had nothing to do with the Hal 9000 trying to kill the crew, he really was malfunctioning, but it wasn't really Hal's fault.Images courtesy MGM, Warner Bros., Universal, Disney, 20th Century Fox 29, 1997, and decides to send California's governors through time to kill James Cameron's ex-wives.Īs always, any readers and super-intelligent, megalomanic supercomputers are welcome to comment and debate this list and those deliberately left off it for various excessively nerdy and technical reasons, specifically V'Ger, Brianiac, The Red Queen, MODOK and The Architect from The Matrix. Once turned on, Skynet becomes self-aware at 2:14 a.m. According to Sony and Microsoft, that's not the worst idea in the world.ġ) Skynet ( The Terminator): Evidently, no scientist or military leader has ever watched a sci-fi movie, because they keep turning over control of our weapons systems to paranoid, genocidal maniac machines like the boss of the Terminators (below), Skynet. The Forbin Project becomes an allegory for humanity's defiant search for freedom in the technology age, best illustrated by Colossus' final godlike declaration - 'In time, you will come to regard me not only with respect and awe, but with love' - and his human creator's reply: 'Never.'Ģ) Master Control Program ( Tron): Resembling a glowing, spinning Easter Island statue and bossing David Warner around, the MCP wants to rule the world using videogame visuals. By accidentally creating a machine with a split personality, The Doctor creates a eugenics-crazed cybermind that only he can repair. But a malfunction turns it against its Federation masters until Captain Kirk and company pull the plug.ĥ) Proteus IV ( Demon Seed): Easily the Barry White of this notorious group, the sentient Proteus IV wants to get it on with Julie Christie (above) so he can become human - sort of a high-tech, horny Pinocchio.Ĥ) Zoanon ( Doctor Who): In one of The Doctor's great screwups, the time-traveling hero tries to fix the malfunctioning computer of a crashed space exploration ship in a popular Tom Baker-era episode ( 'Face of Evil').

Richard Daystrom, the M5 was intended to take the place of a starship's crew. A young Matthew Broderick risks the world in a game of Global Thermonuclear War (right) against a machine that learns the truth just in time: 'The only winning move is not to play.'ħ) ARIA ( Eagle Eye): The Autonomous Reconnaissance Intelligence Integration Analyst, or ARIA, has the power to monitor and control all surveillance technology - and to erase an 'I' from its acronym, apparently.Ħ) M5 ( Star Trek: The Original Series, 'The Ultimate Computer'): Invented by Dr. 8) WOPR/Joshua ( War Games): In the '80s classic movie, the United States hands over control of its nuclear arsenal to an unstable supercomputer - War Operation Plan Response, or WOPR, which is nicknamed 'Joshua' by its moody creator.

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