HAL:
"Not in the slightest bit. I enjoy working with people. I have a stimulating relationship with Dr. Poole and Dr. Bowman. My mission responsibilities range over the entire operation of the ship so I am constantly occupied. I am putting myself to the fullest possible use which is all, I think, that any conscious entity can ever hope to do."
Douglas Rain, voice of HAL, died a few days ago. Perfect voice for a calm, murderous computer, itself the victim of human folly.
