No, the point about HAL 9000 being named after IBM isn&#x27;t true:<p><a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.visual-memory.co.uk&#x2F;faq&#x2F;index.html#slot7" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.visual-memory.co.uk&#x2F;faq&#x2F;index.html#slot7</a><p>The video game company HAL Laboratory (maker of the Kirby series)... they did name their company so each letter was one before IBM:<p><a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.nintendolife.com&#x2F;news&#x2F;2012&#x2F;11&#x2F;iwata_explains_where_the_name_hal_laboratory_came_from" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.nintendolife.com&#x2F;news&#x2F;2012&#x2F;11&#x2F;iwata_explains_wher...</a>