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2026-02-14 14:55 A Pair of Tandys

We don't see Tandy appearances very often any more but here are a couple. Terror Out of the Sky has a TRS-80 Model I and The 'Burbs gives the Tandy 3000 its debut Starring-the-Computer appearance.

2026-02-01 11:33 Neighbourly Computers

Here is a small collection of appearances from the Australian soap "Neighbours". In reverse chronological order, episode 1219 has a Commodore Amiga 500, episode 1150 a Commodore 64C, and episode 38 gives the Corona PPC 400 its debut Starring-the-Computer appearance.

2026-01-25 21:05 Ghostbeebsters

Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire has a small collection of somewhat anachronistic appearances. There is a brief glimpse of an Apple IIe and a Commodore PET 2001 appears in the background. Rather strangely for a film set in the USA, there is a fairly important role for an Acorn BBC Micro.

2026-01-17 12:04 Some PS/2s

Here are some IBM PS/2 appearances. Model 50s appear in the "Cheers" episode Cry Hard and throughout season three of ALF. There is a Model 30 in American Ninja 3: Blood Hunt (which is as poor as it sounds). Finally a Model 55SX makes its debut Starring-the-Computer appearance in the "Stranger Things" episode Sorcerer.

2026-01-11 14:44 Commodore Variety Pack

Here is a collection of Commodore appearances. There is a PET 2001 in "The New Avengers" episode Complex. The Australian kids TV series Hunter featured a VIC-20. Alien: Romulus has a couple of Commodore 64 keyboards. Finally, the first episode of season 3 of Derry Girls has an Amiga 600.

2026-01-01 15:27 New Year Apples

Let's kick off 2026 with some Apple appearances. Accepted has a classroom of eMacs, Irresistible has a background iMac G3, The Tailor of Panama has brief shots of a Clamshell iBook G3 and a Powerbook G3, and the "Married with Children" episode Assault and Batteries has a Macintosh Classic.

2025-12-22 16:17 Christmas Laptops

Here's a collection of laptops in time for Christmas! Primal Fear has two Compaqs: an LTE Elite and Starring-the-Computer debutante Contura 400. Coneheads has a Toshiba T1000LE and In the Mouth of Madness has a GRiD 2260. Finally a couple more debutantes: a Dell Latitude D630 in a Cobra Kai episode and a Panasonic Toughbook CF-Y7 in an episode of Burn Notice.

2025-11-23 16:27 Murder an Archimedes

We have another appearance for an Acorn Archimedes playing its part in the film Murder Story. A highlight of the appearance is the upside down mouse usage!

2025-11-09 16:29 Commodore International

Here's a number of appearances of Commodore computers from around the world. We start with two movie appearances with Yoksul having a brief shot of a 64C and Poke having a crucial role for a VIC-20 (along with a rare appearance of a Sinclair Spectrum+). Then we have some TV episodes with the "Tatort" episode Schicki-Micki having a Commodore 64 and two episodes of "Derrick" with a PET 2001 in Besuch aus New York and an Amiga 500 in Fliegender Vogel.

2025-10-26 21:53 Introducing Intergraph

Intergraph makes its Starring the Computer debut with two appearances. There's a very brief appearance of a Interpro 2020 in Clear and Present Danger and Robocop 3 has some good shots of an InterAct 6000 (along with a Commodore PET 2001 keyboard and some IBM PS/2s.

2025-10-15 22:53 Vaio, Vaio, Vaio

Here are three Sony Vaio appearances. New Police Story has a role for a Vaio TR and Bag of Bones has a Vaio J and a Vaio F making its debut appearance.

2025-09-22 01:00 Four with G4s

Here are four features featuring Apple machines powered by G4 processors. Motherhood has an iBook G4, Cake also has an iBook G4 and a bunch of iMac G4s and Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen is another iBook G4 appearance. Finally, there is a Powerbook G4 in an episode of The Sopranos.

2025-08-27 23:40 Some Macs and a Tosh

All of these feature some sort of Macintosh. Virtual Desire has a IIcx/IIci and an LC 500 making its debut appearance. The "Dempsey and Makepeace" episode Make Peace Not War has the OG Macintosh and Crazy People has a II/IIx and some Apple Macintosh SEs. Finally, The Demolitionist has a Macintosh Classic and, also making its debut appearance, the Toshiba T2200SX.

2025-08-10 13:35 Three More Newcomers

Here are three machines making their first Starring-the-Computer appearance. An Alienware Area 51-M appears in Pursued, a Toshiba Satellite 400 appears in Primer and Infinite has a brief shot of a Lenovo Yoga Book.

2025-07-27 15:43 Further Disclosure

There are a couple of computers that appear in Disclosure that I missed on the first pass. They are the Toshiba T4600C and the SGI Onyx.

2025-07-20 10:43 Four PC Debutantes

Here are four PCs making their first appearance on Starring the Computer. An HP Vectra XM plays a small but important role in Mercury Rising and there's a similar role for an Acer Aspire 500LB in Eraser. Intersection offers very minor roles for two new computers: the AT&T 6286 WGS and the IBM PS/ValuePoint 325T.