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2011-12-20 23:58 Parker's 8800

The first episode of season 12 of Parker Lewis Can't Lose features both a Atari Mega ST and a MITS Altair 8800.

2011-12-13 22:59 A couple of PCs

Working Girl features a IBM PS/2 Model 50/70 and the season 9 Facts of Life episode Dear Apple has a vital role for a IBM PC XT.

2011-11-25 23:35 Victor 9000/Sirius 1

The second series Bergerac episode A Message for the Rich has a small role for Starring-the-Computer's first Sirius 1.

2011-11-18 19:28 Hot Tub Freaks

Two more computers make their Starring-the-Computer debuts. There is a Casio Cassiopeia E-100 in Eight Legged Freaks, and an Alienware Area 51 m15x in Hot Tub Time Machine (along with the briefest of glimpses of an Apple IIc).

2011-10-25 22:45 Aptiva S

Thanks to Bruce for spotting that the mystery computer in Bullet Ballet was an IBM Aptiva S.

2011-10-22 00:11 Mega Mac Update

Here's a big update of Apple Mac appearances. The Park is Mine, The Shaman and Hot Pursuit all feature a Macintosh. The Only Fools and Horses episode The Jolly Boy's Outing has a Macintosh SE. Jurassic Park III has a Macintosh IIcx/IIci. Mosura 2 - Kaitei no daikessen and Home Alone 3 both feature Power Macintoshes with Home Alone adding a Powerbook 5300 and two Starring-the-Computer newcomers, the IBM Thinkpad 760 and the Palm Pilot 1000/5000. Les Poupees Ruuse has an iMac G3 and a Macbook. Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay has a iMac G5, an Macbook and a Nokia 770. The Devil Wears Prada has an iMac G5 and a Macbook Pro. Chloe and Bedtime Stories both feature the Aluminum iMac and also have a Macbook and a Macbook Pro respectively.

2011-10-18 22:49 VTech Laser 128

The film Prison offers Starring-the-Computer's first appearance of a VTech Laser 128.

2011-10-15 22:57 Three Compaqs

Three Compaq PCs make their Starring-the-Computer debut in this update: The Last Seduction II features a Deskpro 386N and The Airzone Solution has roles for a Deskpro 386S and a Prolinea.

2011-10-13 01:11 VERSA vs VERSA

Two NEC VERSA laptops make their Starring-the-Computer debut. A 4050H appears in Masterminds and a 6060 has a brief role in Lethal Weapon 4.

2011-10-10 22:46 A Couple of Dinosaurs

A couple of 1960s dinosaurs have new appearances in the database. The McCloud episode Butch Cassidy Rides Again features an IBM System/370 and one of Boris Karloff's final films Fear Chamber has a vital role for a Honeywell H200.

2011-10-08 17:31 Kaypro Robie

The Miami Vice episode Forgive Us Our Debts might be the epitome of 1980s television; it is certainly a showcase of 1980s computing with glimpses of an Apple II, AT&T PC 7300s, Commodore Amiga 1000s, and, a Starring-the-Computer newcomer, the Kaypro Robie.

2011-09-29 20:03 Two times IIc

Family Sins and The Best of Times both have small roles for the Apple IIc.

2011-09-24 00:25 Computercide

Computercide has a scene with a couple of IBM AN/FSQ-7 panels standing in for a library computer. Not remarkable in itself, as this machine appears in many many films, but it is the first appearance that I have found on my own without the help of Mike Loewen's excellent site on the subject!

2011-09-19 00:03 IBM PS/2E

Bad Boys features a couple of models of IBM PS/2, the Model 30/55 and, a Starring-the-Computer newcomer, the PS/2E.

2011-09-12 22:15 Convergent Workslate

Thanks to Mark J.Cairns for pointing out that Airwolf regularly featured a Convergent Workslate as part of the helicopter's computer equipment.

2011-09-11 01:24 Tektronix 4051 and a bundle of SAGEs

Battlestar Galatica features Starring-the-Computer's first Tektronix 4051 as well as some IBM AN/FSQ-7 panels. The following also feature SAGE panels: the first episode of the second season of The Invaders, the final episode of FlashForward, The Time Tunnel (alongside Burroughs B205 tape drives), Electra Woman and Dyna Girl and Brave New World.