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2011-08-19 23:35 Otros Dos Amigos

Another couple of Commodore Amiga 1000 appearances have been added to the database for Game Set and Match and an episode of Alfred Hitchcock Presents called User Deadly.

2011-08-18 00:05 Clary Mason

The Season 6 episode of Perry Mason The Case of the Meddling Medium features a small but import role for Starring-the-Computer's first, and probably only, Clary DE-60.

2011-08-15 19:49 LEO III

Thanks to P. Machin for spotting that the computer in Hot Millions is in fact a LEO III — a great addition to the database!

2011-08-13 22:29 A Pair of Laptops

Two laptops make their Starring-the-Computer debut: The Expendables has a IBM Thinkpad R50, and The Parent Trap has a Toshiba Satellite Pro 4200/4300.

2011-07-31 19:54 Missions Impossible

All three Mission Impossible films have something to offer to Starring the Computer. Mission: Impossible has an Apple Powerbook 540c and an IBM Thinkpad 701, Mission: Impossible II has an Apple Powerbook G3 and Mission: Impossible III has an OQO Model 1 and, making its Starring-the-Computer debut, a Getac M220.

2011-07-23 14:52 A Pair of Cyborgs

Two films featuring cyborgs and the odd computer have been added to the database. Eliminators has an Amstrad CPC 6128 and an ICL 7500, and Programmed to Kill has an Olivetti M20, a Tandy TRS-80 Model III, and a Starring-the-Computer newcomer, the Data General Eclipse MV/20000.

2011-07-21 00:26 Amiga 3000

The Lovejoy episode Scotch on the Rocks provides the Commodore Amiga 3000 with its first Starring-the-Computer appearance.

2011-07-07 19:41 Zenith of the Nerds

Revenge of the Nerds II features two Zenith portables that make their first appearance on Starring the Computer: the Z-171 and the Z-181.

2011-07-02 20:50 Baader Bond

Der Baader Meinhof Komplex features a Siemens System 4004 and Never Say Never Again has a fleeting glimpse of some Olivetti M20s. Also, there is a Commodore 64C in Sensations, a Commodore Amiga 1000 in The Tower and Interface has loads of Tandy TRS-80 Model 12s.

2011-06-25 21:34 SPARCstation 1, System 4, Z-120 and PC1512

Episode 5 of the first season of Press Gang features an important role for the Starring-the-Computer newcomer Amstrad PC 1512, and an Apple Macintosh SE. The Zenith Z-120 make its first appearance in The Barbaric Beast of Boggy Creek, Part II and a Sun Microsystems SPARCstation 1 and English Electric System 4 also appear for the first time on the site in The Pelican Brief and Hot Millions, respectively.

2011-06-18 18:50 Another Bunch of Apples

Joe Somebody has a Power Mac G4, Silent Law has a Macintosh Plus, Happy Here and Now has a Powerbook G3 and a Power Mac G4 and Another Stakeout has a Macintosh SE and a Powerbook 180.

2011-06-07 23:48 Operation: Commodorefest

Operation: Zeitsturm is a bit of a gold mine. In lesser roles are found a Commodore Pet, 16 (making its Starring-the-Computer debut), Amiga 1000 and an Atari Portfolio. Then in vital roles are a Commodore CBM-II and a SX64.

2011-06-04 16:46 A 1990s Trio

Three 1990s films have been added to the database, each of which contributes a new computer. Iron Thunder offers a Brother Opus WP510 as well as an Epson HX-20, Evolver has a pair of PS/2s, a IBM PS/2 Model 55 and newcomer Model 53, and New World Disorder has Starring-the-Computer's first Toshiba Satellite 300CDT.

2011-05-28 22:34 Big Fat TV Update

Starting with some Apples, The Facts of Life, Season 5 Episode 10 has an Apple II, Twin Peaks, Season 2 Episode 11 has a Macintosh Portable, and the very first episode of The Ray Bradbury Theater has an Apple Macintosh, and a rare appearance for a Grid Compass. The Paper Chase, Season 2 Episode 7 features a TRS-80 Color Computer, Amazing Stories, Season 2 Episode 12 has a Commodore Amiga 1000, Murder She Wrote, Season 8 Episode 5 has a load of IBM PS/2s, Step By Step, Season 1 Episode 13 has a crucial role for a Zenith Supersport and Step By Step, Season 1 Episode 13 has a brief glimpse of a Sony SMC-70. Finally there are four machines making their Starring-the-Computer debuts. The very first episode of Mannix has a IBM 1460 which is replaced with a Burroughs B200 for the remainder of Season 1, The New Avengers, Season 2 Episode 2 has ICL 7500 hardware and there is a Torch 300 in Dempsey and Makepeace, Season 2 Episode 2. Phew!

2011-05-27 21:54 Real Stepfather Trackers

Thanks to Bear for pointing out the (new to Starring the Computer) Symbolics 3600 in Real Genius. The Stepfather has a couple of Apple machines: an Aluminum iMac and a Macbook Pro. Finally, the Australian film Sky Trackers has an important role of an Atari ST.

2011-05-19 19:39 Most Wanted

Most Wanted features several Apple Powerbook Duos, one in a pivotal role.