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2010-09-04 22:49 Siemens on Wires

The classic Fassbinder science fiction film Welt am Draht has a crucial role for a Siemens System 4004. Thanks to Ralf for bringing it to my attention.

2010-09-04 01:01 Copycat Martians

Martians Go Home has an important role for an Atari ST, and another minor appearance for an AT&T PC 7300. There's also a Compaq Contura 4/25cx making its Starring-the-Computer debut in Copycat.

2010-08-30 22:09 Daemon Mac

Made in 1985, the obscure British children's film Daemon offers Starring-the-Computer its earliest Apple Macintosh appearance.

2010-08-22 13:20 A Flotilla of Commodores

A Commodore 128 appears in Stealth Hunters, a Commodore Pet and Amiga 2000 appear in Wayne's World, and another Amiga 2000 plays a role in an episode of Inspector Morse.

2010-08-14 15:35 Apple Lisa

In a rather inglorious Starring-the-Computer debut, there is an Apple Lisa in the film Meatballs III: Summer Job.

2010-08-14 00:32 Enemy of the Ultra 10

Enemy of the State features Starring-the-Computer's first Sun Ultra 10. I've also fixed the computer in Blown Away — it was a Sun 30/80, not an Ultrasparc. Thanks to everyone who pointed out the error.

2010-08-06 23:49 Terminating Vaios

A Sony Vaio UX appears a few times in the latest Terminator sequel Terminator Salvation. There are other Sony laptops in this film, but I've not been able to work out which models.

2010-08-01 16:24 KISS Dawn's Early Light

By Dawn's Early Light and KISS Meets the Phantom of the Park add two more brief appearances for Starring-the-Computer's most prolific computer the IBM AN/FSQ-7.

2010-07-24 19:57 Apple Outbreak

Outbreak features a number of Apple computers including Macintosh IIs and Starring-the-Computer newcomers Macintosh IIxcs, as well and a Compaq LTE laptop. The Wedding Planner also offers an Apple, with another appearance for an iMac.

2010-07-19 22:51 Flatliners NeXT?

This is a pretty dodgy one. I have been told that there is a NeXTcube in Flatliners. I see a monitor and a printer that are definitely NeXT, and if the machine were a NeXTstation then you'd expect to see it under the monitor, but I'm not convinced that I can actually see the Cube at all. Normally this would disqualify this appearance from Starring-the-Computer but, mostly because I'd love to have a NeXT machine in the database, I'm going to allow it. Feel free to moan about my inconsistency!

2010-07-17 01:06 Apple Camp

A couple of Apple computers make brief appearances in Camp Nowhere, a Powerbook 1XX and a IIGS.

2010-07-15 22:41 Exported Beebs

There is a very rare (unique?) appearance of Acorn BBC Micros in an American feature — they appear fleetingly in Supergirl.

2010-07-10 21:12 Quantum of Solace

There's another appearance of a Sony Vaio UX in the latest James Bond film Quantum of Solace.

2010-06-20 13:19 Honeywell is Easy

Murder is Easy features Starring-the-Computer's first Honeywell 6000 Level 66 computer. This will be the last update (and comment approval) for two weeks as I'm away on holiday.

2010-06-12 00:36 Sony Vaio UX

The Sony Vaio UX makes its debut on Starring-the-Computer with appearances in two films: Paul Blart - Mall Cop and The Pink Panther 2.

2010-06-04 23:02 Cool Surfer

Be Cool has another role for a Panasonic Toughbook 29, and Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer has some good shots of a Nokia 770.