Humor Windows 9000

[streb2001]

I was watching 2001 ASO last night, purely for revision purposes you understand, and noticed this rather spooky resemblance:

Are they by any chance related? I think we should be told.

"Open the pod bay doors, HAL..."

 

[Star Voyager]

I think the captions should be switched, but I see your point.

 

[streb2001]

I think the captions should be switched

You don't read "Private Eye" then!

 

[Spacethingy]

Give User Account Control long enough, and you get HAL? I like your reasoning.

 

[Zatnikitelman]

Well, Windows does have a HAL in it: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hardware_abstraction#Microsoft_Windows

 

[Keatah]

The Hardware Abstraction Layer? Explains a lot of funky behavior shown exhibited by windows.

 

[Linguofreak]

Are they by any chance related? I think we should be told.

If you look really close, each of those squares in the HAL picture is a full physical screen, not an icon on a larger screen.

 

[Xyon]

If you look really close, each of those squares in the HAL picture is a full physical screen, not an icon on a larger screen.

So, kind of like a tile?

 

[statickid]

Saperlipopette!! :blink:

 

[streb2001]

If you look really close, each of those squares in the HAL picture is a full physical screen, not an icon on a larger screen.

:yes: