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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.

2025-07-13 10:35 More Apple IIs

Here's a variety of Apple II appearances. An Apple II is the star of the show in the "Silver Spoons" episode Rick the Greek. Big Trouble has an Apple IIe, and finally, Mind Benders has an Apple II and a Macintosh Plus.

2025-07-06 22:49 Three more PCs

Here are three more appearances of the IBM PC in To Sir, with Love II, Blood Simple, and the "Miami Vice" episode Out Where the Buses Don't Run.

2025-06-29 11:07 A Sunny Fugitive

It's always nice to add another Unix workstation to the database and The Fugitive obliges with some shots of a Sun Microsystems SPARCstation 1, along with a more mundane IBM PS/2 Model 50/70.