[geeks] 2001: an Oddity

[dave at cca.org]

JFogg at vicinity.com writes:

>So I'm watching a little of 2001: A Space Odyssey on TV while eating
>breakfast. Dave goes out on EVA. I'm looking at him all suited up and I'm
>thinking "something seems really-really familiar".

>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.

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

Well, it's obviously a tribute to the movie. 

I vaguely remember that an IBM logo shows up on a console in the
movie somewhere. Maybe on a control panel of one of the ships, either
from the Earth to the moon, or from the main moon base to the TMA
site... 

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