Went ahead and made myself an Alexa-enabled HAL 9000 (2001 A Space Odyssey) desk assistant! Couldn't get Alexa to sound like Douglas Rain but maybe someday. Hope my AE-35 unit doesn't fail... :
The Story of a Voice: HAL in '2001' Wasn't Always So Eerily Calm - The New York Times
HAL 9000 Product Line from 2001: A Space Odyssey | Indiegogo
HAL 9000 Bluetooth Speaker with Alexa -
This HAL-9000 replica with Amazon Alexa support totally won't try to murder you or anything | VentureBeat
If HAL-9000 was Amazon Alexa | Alexa, open the pod bay doors. | By Screen Junkies | Facebook
2001 SPACE ODYSSEY - HAL 9000 - AMAZON ECHO PLUS - HAUTAUFKLEBER - 43 | eBay
Raspberry Pi Hal 9000 Project Listens with Alexa Voice Service | Tom's Hardware