Dialog des Computers HAL 9000 mit Astronaut David Bowman, nachdem dessen Kollege Frank Poole durch Verschulden von HAL ums Leben kam:

„Yes,“ Bowman answered, after a long pause. „It is.“

„I suppose you’re pretty broken about it?“

„What do you expect?“

Hal processed this answer for ages of computer-time; it was a full five seconds before he continued:

„He was an excellent crew member.“

Arthur C. Clarke: „2001 – A Space Odyssey“, 1968.