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Dr. Lamb says, "General, a machine becomes human when you can't tell the difference anymore." This summarizes the famous Turing Test, devised by Alan Turing, a founder of modern computer theory.
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The video game that Daryl plays is "Pole Position". Most likely on an ATARI 600XL or 800XL.
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D.A.R.Y.L. stands for Data Analysing Robot Youth Lifeform, as shown on a screen in Dr Stewart's laboratory at 50:49, where the British spelling of the verb analyze is used.
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The scenes with all of the computers at the military base were filmed in the backstage computer rooms at Walt Disney World's EPCOT Center.
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Only 32 SR-71 Blackbirds were ever built. The surviving ones have been retired, and are on display in museums.
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In response to whether acting is work or fun, Barret Oliver states in a 1985 "Star Log" interview: "I think it's fun, but it really is a job. In D.A.R.Y.L. there was a part where I had to freeze to death and they didn't even use it. It can get kind of frustrating.
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