1:00:03
- Thanks very much.
- Thank you.
1:00:05
Although hibernation has been used
on previous space efforts...
1:00:09
...this is the first time that men have been
put into hibernation before departure.
1:00:13
Why was this done?
1:00:15
Well, this was done in order to achieve
the maximum conservation...
1:00:19
...of our life-support capabilities,
basically food and air.
1:00:22
Now, the three hibernating crew members
represent the survey team.
1:00:26
And their efforts won't be utilized
until we are approaching Jupiter.
1:00:30
Dr. Poole, what's it like
while you are in hibernation?
1:00:35
It's exactly like being asleep;
you have absolutely no sense of time.
1:00:39
The only difference is you don't dream.
1:00:42
As I understand it,
you only breathe once a minute.
1:00:44
Is this true?
1:00:46
That's right.
1:00:47
And your heart beats three times a minute,
body temperature is usually down...
1:00:50
...to about three degrees centigrade.
1:00:53
The sixth member of the Discovery crew
was not concerned...
1:00:56
...about the problems of hibernation.
1:00:59
For he was the latest result
in machine intelligence.
1:01:02
The HAL-9000 computer
which can reproduce...
1:01:07
...though some experts still prefer
to use the word "mimic"...
1:01:10
...most of the activities of the human brain
and with incalculably greater speed...
1:01:15
...and reliability.
1:01:17
We next spoke
with the HAL-9000 computer...
1:01:21
...whom, we learned, one addresses as Hal.
1:01:25
Good afternoon, Hal.
How's everything going?
1:01:27
Good afternoon, Mr. Amer.
Everything's going extremely well.
1:01:31
Hal, you have an enormous responsibility
on this mission.
1:01:34
In many ways,
perhaps the greatest responsibility...
1:01:37
...of any single mission element.
1:01:39
You are the brain
and central nervous system of the ship.
1:01:42
Your responsibilities include
watching over the men in hibernation.
1:01:46
Does this ever cause you
any lack of confidence?
1:01:49
Let me put it this way, Mr. Amer.
1:01:52
The 9000 Series is
the most reliable computer ever made.
1:01:57
No 9000 computer has ever made
a mistake or distorted information.