Friday, October 1, 2004
Open the Bidding (for) HAL
Posted by Jonathon Watkins in "OFF-TOPIC" @ 02:00 PM
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."
"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."
