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OCR: USING `OMPUTERS ESSENTIAL CEPTS LABS InfoWeb n the dassic science -fiction filmn 2001 A Space Ody ssey. astronaut Dave Bown an and four crewm embers depart on mission Jupiter The mi ssion obje ctive dis- cover the source of amysterious s object from space Midway through the mission, the onboard computer, named HAL begins to exhib it strange beha ior. Dave leaves the Peripheral Devices spacec to m ake some external repairs When hei isready to reboard, he speaks 2001 the com puter "Open the pod I bay door HAL "HAL reply is chilling "I'm sorry Dave I'm afraid can't do that This dialog between a hurman and computer raises some intriguing ques stions Howrealistic is it? Can hurm anS and computers corm m unicate this fuenty? What went wrong with the com municatio n? t the computer Dave into the ...