[geeks] 2001: an Oddity

[Eric Dittman]

> The spacesuits used in 2001 are almost exactly the same as those used in
> IBM's WebSphere adds by the "codernauts". Same sharks-nose helmet, same
> neoprene tuck-and-roll upholstered suit (except in red, not blue), same
> crotch-sling for the environmental systems.

Actually, if you watch the movie again, you'll notice there
are a couple of other colors of suits.

> Is IBM's suits a nod to the HAL = I(-1) B(-1) M(-1) thing?

I'd guess it is more likely IBM either playing off the 2001
motif itself, or the ad agency they hired asked a props house
for "futuristic astronaut suits".
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Eric Dittman
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