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Let me put it this way. The 9000 Series is the most reliable computer ever made.

9 seconds sound clip from the 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) movie soundboard.

You can hear this line at 01:01:49 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.

Quote context

[...]

- Good afternoon. Everything is going extremely well.

- Hal, you have an enormous responsibility on this mission. In many ways, perhaps the greatest responsibility of any single mission element.

- You're the brain and central nervous system of the ship.

- And your responsibilities include watching over the men in hibernation.

- Does this ever cause you any lack of confidence?

- Let me put it this way. The 9000 Series is the most reliable computer ever made.

- No 9000 computer has ever made a mistake or distorted information.

- We are all, by any practical definition of the words, foolproof and incapable of error.

- Hal, despite your enormous intellect, are you ever frustrated by your dependence on people to carry out actions?

- Not in the slightest bit.

- I enjoy working with people.

[...]

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Actors: Keir Dullea (Dr. David Bowman, Gary Lockwood (Dr. Frank Poole), William Sylvester (Dr. Heywood Floyd), Douglas Rain (HAL 9000)

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