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Subject:	Re: OT: MPE 2001
From:	Bill Cadier <[log in to unmask]>
Reply To:	Bill Cadier <[log in to unmask]>
Date:	Wed, 28 Aug 2002 16:53:42 -0600
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Greg writes

> 2001 is the year that the new hp announced EOL for the 3000. This list has
> seen posts discussing the underlying mythology of 2001, the movie. How about
> 2001 as a metaphor for the discontinuance of MPE? They misunderstand HAL,
> and tried to kill it, even though there are those who cannot live without
> it. That would make CSY the ship, right? I guess this would make Winston
> Prather our Dave. Isn't it in 2010 that they bring HAL back to life?
>
> If we can avoid the usual bitterness and vitriole, we could probably have
> quite a bit of fun with this idea...
>
> Greg Stigers
> http://www.cgiusa.com

But... wasn't HAL defective? Killing off the crew and all that?

I suppose the monolith would be the enlightenment of open MPE :-)

Bill

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