10-01-2004, 10:00 PM
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Swami
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Open the Bidding (for) HAL
So, anyone seen 2001: A Space Odyssey? Thought so. Well Engadget have posted that HAL 9000 is for sale on eBay. Just the thing as a conversation starter for the discerning geek. However, there's one minor matter that should be mentioned. The starting bid is US $150,000. Yup, that's not a typo. Happy bidding. :wink:
"HAL 9000 is the Cinerama 160 degree Fairchild-Curtis lens used to film the actual scenes from HAL's point of view for "2001". It also doubled as the prop, the eye of HAL 9000. HAL is one of the few artifacts left from the movie �2001�. Most other models, and set, were destroyed according to American Cinematographer Magazine, 1985. HAL is currently in a reproduction of the pod bay unit. Included is four(4) letters of Authenticity,(Two owners, Builder, and Techinal Animation Specialist for the movie), an original �2001� movie program, a copy of the original script, two issues of American Cinematographer Magazines on the production of �2001� published in1968, and the movie �2010� published in 1985. Also included is videotape showing how HAL 9000 originated and was used by Stanley Kubrick."
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10-01-2004, 11:02 PM
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Thoughts Media Review Team
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Looks like the auction ended on Sept. 26th (after a start on Sept. 16th) and guess what? No Bids!!! 0X :roll:
It would have been pretty cool, but I have to admit, paying the price of a small to medium size home for it is a bit steep.
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10-01-2004, 11:06 PM
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I think this is old news from a week or two ago.. that'd be the ultimate case mod for your computer! 
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10-02-2004, 12:00 AM
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If I had ridiculous amounts of money, and also had a staff of clever programmer-type people who might throw together a little interactive sensor array/feedback program sort of deal to make this thing actually work a lot like HAL did.... well, then I'd be Bill Gates and I'd be a dumbass not to buy this thing for my kitchen. Imagine how freaked out it'd make his house guests when they snuck into the fridge for a midnight snack! cool. And what a fine testing platform for Microsoft's voice recognition software! 150K? Lunch money.
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10-02-2004, 12:05 AM
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Originally Posted by Gerard
150K? Lunch money.
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Even for Vancouver, that would be some lunch! :lol:
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10-02-2004, 12:27 AM
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Magi
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Originally Posted by Gerard
Imagine how freaked out it'd make his house guests when they snuck into the fridge for a midnight snack! cool.
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Open the fridge door Hal! :wink:
Dave
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10-02-2004, 01:05 AM
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<soft breathing sounds in background> ... what are you doing with that icecream, Dave? ...
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10-02-2004, 01:16 AM
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Magi
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Good one Gerard!
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10-02-2004, 03:48 AM
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Hey, it would have come with a copy of the movie. At that price it should come with a private screening along with commentary from the director sitting right next to you...
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10-02-2004, 06:44 AM
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Originally Posted by kosmicki
Hey, it would have come with a copy of the movie. At that price it should come with a private screening along with commentary from the director sitting right next to you...
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For $150k you'd ask they raise the dead? Now THAT'S being frugal :wink:
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