Technologies in 2001: A Space Odyssey well, such as a nervous breakdown—as Hal did in the film. Clarke noted that, contrary to popular rumor, it was a complete coincidence that each of the letters of Hal's name immediately preceded those of IBM in the alphabet. The meaning of HAL has been given both as "Heuristically programmed ALgorithmic computer" and as "Heuristic ALgorithmic computer". The former appears in Clarke's novel of "2001" and the latter in his sequel novel "2010". In computer science, a heuristic is a programmable procedure not necessarily based on fixed rules, producing informed guesses often using trial-and-error. The results can be false such
The Space Movie and "Hergest Ridge", "Ommadawn" and "Portsmouth". It also featured excerpts from what was Oldfield's then-new album, "Incantations". The film also made use of the orchestral arrangements of Oldfield's first two albums, "The Orchestral Tubular Bells" and notably "The Orchestral Hergest Ridge", which has never been released. "The Space Movie" soundtrack was also intended to be released as an album. A short section of "The Space Movie" featuring "Incantations" is available as bonus material on the 1993 video collection, "Elements – The Best of Mike Oldfield". The Space Movie The Space Movie is a documentary film produced in 1979 by Tony