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2013-08-17 23:19 Professional Defense

Best Defense offers Starring the Computer its first DEC Professional 300 series machine, in a pretty important role too. Thanks to Dirk for giving me the tip on this one.

2013-08-10 19:51 August Apples

Another bunch of Apples to report. Watchers has Macintosh and Macintosh SEs. Next Stop Wonderland has a Macintosh. Volcano has a Powerbook Duo, a Powerbook 5300 and a Macintosh LC. Scream 4 has a Macbook and a Aluminium iMac. Orange County has iMac G3s and a Quadra 605. The eighth episode of The Sporanos' second season has a Powerbook G3. Le dîner de cons has a Macintosh IIsi, a Powerbook 3400 and a Macintosh 5000. Finally, The Interpreter has a Powerbook G4. Thanks very much to Oscar who has been my chief reporter of Apple appearances and tipped me off about most of these.

2013-07-20 14:47 The Ultimate Sigma 7?

An SDS Sigma 7 plays a vital role in the failed TV pilot The Ultimate Imposter.

2013-06-18 11:04 An 80s collection.

Not all these films are from the 1980s, but they all find space for computers from the 80s. Smart Money has Apricot Xens and Acorn BBC Masters. There's a brief appearance of a Olivetti M20 in Nightmare at Noon. There are pivotal roles for a Commodore Amiga 500 and a Apple IIe in Midnight Follies - The Crystal Ball and the Fraggle Rock episode The Challenge respectively. And finally. Elite Squad offers Starring the Computer its first appearance of a Prologica CP 500.

2013-05-18 18:13 FSQ-7s in Space

Another little collection of IBM AN/FSQ-7s have come along including an episode of The Invaders (The Believers) and a number of Lost in Space Episodes: Condemned of Space, Kidnapped in Space and The Space Creature (some of which also feature Burroughs B205 tape drives).

2013-05-17 21:33 AT&T for two

There is an AT&T PC 6300 in Doin' Time on Planet Earth and a AT&T PC 7300 in They Live.

2013-04-30 23:58 iSteve

Along with a series of woeful (although probably intentional) technical errors the film iSteve has a number of Apple computers (a Apple II, Apple IIc, Macintosh SE, Power Mac G4, and a Macbook Air) and a Atari 400. Thanks to Chris for pointing me towards this one.

2013-04-17 22:32 Tandy Tandem

Two fleeting glimpses of Tandy machines: a TRS-80 Model 100 in Midnight Run, and a TRS-80 Model 4 in Death Wish 4: The Crackdown.

2013-03-26 23:29 Husky Hawk

Slipstream offers Starring the Computer its very first Husky computer, the Husky Hawk.

2013-03-16 19:59 THX S/360

There are loads of great shots of IBM System/360 systems in George Lucas' directorial debut THX 1138. Thanks to John and Pontus for the tip!

2013-03-09 19:05 A Fresh Apple

The Great White Hype has a first fleeting Starring-the-Computer appearance for a Apple Macintosh Quadra 610. Other Apple appearances have also been added to the database: a Powerbook 540c in Stealing Beauty, a Powerbook 5300 in Jingle All the Way and a Quadra 630 in The Juror.

2013-03-06 22:07 The Smell of Tweet Success?

I've just set up a new Twitter account for Starring the Computer: @StarringTheComp. One of the things I plan to use it for is posting pictures of computers in films that I have been unable to recognise. I have the help page too, but I hope that this will be a quick and easy way of getting extra eyes looking at and identifying the mystery machines. I've already posted the first picture, so please have a look and see if you recognise it!

2013-02-08 20:59 Point of No Return

Point of No Return (also known as The Assassin) has a number of Apple Macintosh IIcx or IIcis, one in an important role.

2013-01-08 22:03 Ugly Poltergeist Dance

Dance Me to My Song has an Epson HX-20 in a vital role, whereas it is just bit parts for the Apple Clamshell iBook G3 in Coyote Ugly and the IBM PC XT and Apple IIe in Poltergeist III. This will be the only update this month as I'm about to go on holiday.

2012-12-23 20:32 Festive Update

Merry Christmas! Every Thing You Always Wanted to Know About Sex * But Were Afraid to Ask has an IBM AN/FSQ-7 in an unlikely but important role. The IBM System/360 in The Brain Machine has an equally important role. There is a Commodore 64C in Adventures in Babysitting and an HP Vectra in Honey, I Shrunk the Kids. And then there are the inevitable Apples: a Power Mac G4 Cube and an iMac G3 in About A Boy and a Powerbook G4 in Uptown Girls

2012-12-09 23:25 Tandy 1000HX

The Tandy 1000HX makes its first appearance on Starring the Computer in the film FX/2.