Re: HAL, Holly or Deep Thought ?

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From: Chris Hedley
Date: Tue, 20 May 1997 00:00

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In article <5lq9qj$m35$1@pheidippides.axion.bt.co.uk>,
	paul.mcilroy@bt-sys.bt.co.uk (Paul McIlroy) writes:
> If you were asked to develop a computer like HAL from 2001, Holly from
> Red Dwarf or Deep Thought from the Hitch-hikers Guide to the Universe,
> and to complete it within 10 years could you do it ? Would you be first
> across the finishing line, or would someone else beat you? Where would
> you start?  And where would you end up?

I'd give Holly a try, although it'd take quite some time to engineer into
it that level of stupidity.

Chris.

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From: cbh@bankersnet.co.uk (Chris Hedley)
Subject: Re: HAL, Holly or Deep Thought ?
Date: 1997/05/20
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