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2010-12-27 23:58 Pirates of Silicon Valley

Pirates of Silicon Valley is, as one might expect, a rich seam for Starring-the-Computer. Appearances include MITS Altair 8800s, Apple IIs, Apple IIIs, an Apple Lisa, Apple Macintoshes, Apple Power Macintoshes, a DEC PDP-8/e and IBM PC XTs. Making its Starring-the-Computer debut in this film is the Xerox Alto, and there is another machine that I've not been able to identify, apparently an HELP[pirates, NEC PC].

2010-12-08 22:43 Matlock

Two episodes of Matlock have new entries in the database. The Author has a Commodore 128 and People vs. Matlock has several AT&T PC 7300s. Thanks to James for the tip.

2010-11-30 22:52 Suicidal Apple

The infamous Japanese gore-fest Jisatsu sâkuru (Suicide Circle) also turns out to be an Apple-fest featuring a G3 iBook, a Power Macintosh 5500, a Power Macintosh G4, and Starring-the-Computer's first Power Macintosh outrigger.

2010-11-27 14:55 Three PCs

F/X has the briefest of views of a IBM PC XT, an IBM PS/2 has a more substantial appearance in the episode of Cheers called Indoor Fun with Sammy and Robby, and Where on Earth is Carmen Sandiego? has an important role for a Compaq Presario 425 (making its first Starring-the-Computer appearance, thanks to DualDFlipFlop for the tip).

2010-11-23 23:26 Apple III by Night

There is a rare appearance for the Apple III in the 1982 film Night Shift. Thanks to Geekmo for the tip!

2010-11-16 23:11 Six Newcomers

All of the following feature computers that have not previously been featured on Starring the Computer. An episode of The Equalizer has a Data General One, The Thief Who Came to Dinner has a IBM System/370, Where the Heart Is has a Toshiba T3100, Legally Blonde 2 has a Gateway 450, Eyes Wide Shut has a Apple Power Macintosh 5000 and Short Circuit 2 has a Tandy 2000.

2010-11-01 22:54 Towering PDP-8

The Tower has a IBM PC XT and a rare appearance for a PDP-8/E.

2010-10-22 21:19 A Barrel of Apples

The DVD rental company has recently sent me a stream of movies featuring Apple Computers, so I've been saving them up to do one big update. The following titles all feature Apples: Antitrust, Epic Movie, Sex and the City, The Proposal, Air Panic, Kiss of the Dragon, House on Haunted Hill, Trapped, Soul Assassin, Unbreakable, Get Carter, Men in Black II, The Beach, and The Cell. Machines include the Powerbook G3, the iBook, the Power Mac G4, the G4 Cube, the Powerbook G4, the iMac G3, and a Starring-the-Computer debutant, the Aluminum iMac. Phew!

2010-10-16 15:06 Lockheed System Five-O

The 1975 episode of Hawaii Five-O called Computer Killer features an IBM System/360 and a debut appearance for the Lockheed System III.

2010-10-06 00:19 IBM 705

The 1961 film The Honeymoon Machine gives us a new computer to the database, an IBM 705. Thanks to Mike Loewen for identifying the computer for me.

2010-10-02 11:55 Police Academy 64

Police Academy 3 has a few shots of some Commodore 64s to relieve the tedium.

2010-10-01 23:12 PC AT From Beyond

From Beyond has a role for the (rather under-represented on this site, I feel) IBM PC AT. Thanks to Dirk for bring this one to my attention.

2010-09-27 23:48 Crosstalk

The Australian film Crosstalk features another first-time appearance on Starring-the-Computer, this time for the world's first colour home computer the ISC Compucolor II.

2010-09-26 16:27 Mosquito on the Tenth Floor

Movies featuring scenes in computer shops are often rich pickings and the Japanese film Mosquito on the Tenth Floor is no exception with brief glimpses of a NEC PC8801 and, a Starring-the-Computer newcomer, the Hitachi MB-6891 as well as a larger role for a NEC PC8001.

2010-09-19 15:03 Big Fat Liar

Big Fat Liar briefly features an Apple Clamshell iBook and an Apple G4 Cube but it also features three portable machines making their Starring-the-Computer debuts: the Cybiko, the Intermec 6651 and the Compaq iPAQ 3650.

2010-09-11 22:18 Take This Apple II and Shove It

As well as being the first film to feature a monster truck, Take This Job and Shove It also has a role for an Apple II.