- During this time. this field is still in its infancy. The famous examplc of a fifth generation computer is the fictional HAL 9000 from Arthur C. Clark's novel 2001: A space Odysscy. Hal pcrformed ail of the functions currently envidioned for real-lifc fifth gencration computcers. With artificial intelligence, Hal could reason well enough to hold conversations with its human operators, use visual input, and learn from ita own experiences. Though the wayward HAL9000 may be far from the reach of real-lite computer designers, mauy of its functions are not. Using recent engineering
advances. computers are able to accept spoken word instructions
(voice recognition) and imitate human reasoning.