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The Philadelphia Experiment (1984)

A wartime experiment designed to make a warship invisible to radar goes wrong sending two from the crew from 1943 to 1984. This film is based on a "true story", or a common conspiracy theory in any case.

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• Commodore VIC-20 • DEC Rainbow 100 • Osborne Executive

Commodore VIC-20

The VIC-20 appears in the military base's control room.

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Would a home computer designed for games really be used in a military research base?

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DEC Rainbow 100

This barely counts as an appearance, and only the monitor and keyboard are displayed, but a genuine commercial for the Rainbow is on TV in the hotel room.

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Osborne Executive

The Osborne appears in the military base's control room.

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