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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.

2011-05-13 22:12 RCA Spectra 70

The episode Frauds: DR-28 from the 1960s incarnation of Dragnet features Starring-the-Computer's first RCA Spectra 70 in an important role.

2011-05-10 23:08 SGI O2

The Lexx episode Lyekka vs. Japan has a maiden Starring-the-Computer appearance for an SGI O2.

2011-05-06 20:54 An HP, a PC and an Epson

Vendetta dal futuro has a HP 110, Turk 182! has a IBM PC XT and Pirates of Silicon Valley has an Epson QX-10 (thanks Louis!).

2011-04-20 18:55 Apple Millennium

The two remaining episodes the the Millennium trilogy Flickan som lekte med elden (The Girl Who Played with Fire) and Luftslottet som sprängdes (The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets' Nest) both feature a number of Apple computers, including the Aluminum iMac, Macbook Air and Powerbook G4, and a Starring-the-Computer newcomer, the Sony Ericsson Xperia X1.

2011-04-19 22:08 An Aussie Trio

Three Australian films have been added to the database. Garbo has a Starring-the-Computer debutant, the HP 21MX. Takeover has a pair of Commodores, a 64 and a Amiga 1000, and a pair of Starring-the-Computer newcomers from ICL, the One Per Desk and the Quattro. And finally, the really obscure film Brainblast has a couple of Apple Macs.

2011-04-11 21:55 A Mixed Bag of Apples

John Tucker Must Die has an iBook G4, a Power Mac G5 and a Powerbook G4, the Bloodhound Gang segment of 3-2-1 Contact often featured a Apple II, 10 Things I Hate About You has a Powerbook 3400, Any Given Sunday a few Powerbook G3s and Män som hatar kvinnor (The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo) has a Powerbook G4.

2011-04-04 23:08 New DEC, Apple and Grid

Three computers make a first Starring-the-Computer entries. The first season of Riptide regularly features a Grid Compass, The Jackal has a number of Apple Macintosh Quadra 650s and The Stone Tape has some nice shots of a DEC PDP-8/F.

2011-03-26 10:46 Darkside of the Rainbow

Thanks to Dirk for spotting that an episode of Tales from the Darkside has a DEC Rainbow in a crucial role, and also a brief glimpse of a HP 150.

2011-03-23 23:28 A Box of Newcomers

The Box has very brief views of a number computers, all new to Starring the Computer: a HP 9830, a DEC PDP-8/i, a DEC PDP-11/34 and a DEC PDP-12. Thanks to Dave (who supplied the computers to the movie's producers) for the tip.