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2010-05-26 00:22 Some of these computers are Primeval

The fourth episode of the first season of Primeval has a couple of classics, a Commodore 64 and a Sinclair ZX81, alongside a newcomer — an HP iPAQ rz1700 in an important role.

2010-05-17 22:02 Cloaked Fame

Cloak and Dagger features a fairly prominent Atari 800 and an episode of Fame provides Starring-the-Computer with its first Tandy 1000SX.

2010-05-10 23:44 Alien Christmas

There's a brief appearance of a Apple Mac Plus in Christmas Vacation and the terrible B-movie Alien Species has a fairly important role for a Toshiba T4600 laptop.

2010-05-06 08:14 Denise Calls Up

Denise Calls Up is a haven for early 1990s laptops, all Starring-the-Computer newcomers. There are two Apple Powerbook 100s, a Toshiba T1000SE, and a Compaq SLT.

2010-05-03 10:54 Sahara Shooter

Sahara is awash with laptops. There is an Apple Powerbook G4, a Panasonic Toughbook 29 and two Starring-the-Computer newcomers, a Sony VAIO TR and a Samsung X30. Shooter has a Toughbook 51 and, another debutant, a Rugged Notebooks RNB230.

2010-04-30 00:32 Knight Rider Season 1

Two machines make their Starring-the-Computer debut thanks to Knight Rider. A Datascope from an Entrex 480 appears throughout Season 1. The episode The Topaz Connection offer a brief view on an IBM Displaywriter. Finally, there are two more Intertec Superbrain appearances to report in The Final Verdict and White Bird.

2010-04-26 22:46 MacGyver's NEC

The Ugly Duckling episode of MacGyver has a IBM PC XT and, more interestingly, two Starring-the-Computer newcomers from NEC: the PC8001 and the PC8801.

2010-04-21 22:30 Tough Luck

Three new additions feature Panasonic Toughbook Laptops: Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life, Mr. & Mrs. Smith, and Rendition.

2010-04-17 20:38 Nuke Philadelphia Day Care

Nukie has a small part for a Atari ST, The Philadelphia Experiment has a very brief glimpse of Starring-the-Computers's first Osborne Executive, and Daddy Day Care has an Apple Powerbook G4.

2010-04-12 23:50 A French Connection

Three French films make new additions to the site. Kamikaze is a bit of a Hewlett Packard showcase, including HP 150s, HP 150IIs, and HP Vectras. Mes nuits sont plus belles que vos jours and Le Professionnel both have Bull computers making their Starring-the-Computer debuts: the Micral 60 and the Micral 80/22 respectively.

2010-04-10 15:48 Desmond's Vice

Three more Commodore appearances for the database. The very first episode of Desmond's features a Commodore 64, Shakma an Amiga 1000, and an episode of Miami Vice an Amiga 2000.

2010-04-05 17:41 Two More Acorns

The first episode of Ashes to Ashes season 3 has a blink-and-you-miss-it appearance for the BBC Micro and season 4 of Blake's 7 offers Starring-the-Computer's first, and probably only, Acorn System 1.

2010-04-05 15:09 Sperry Nice

No Way Out features Starring-the-Computer's very first Sperry computer, the Univac 90/80.

2010-04-02 14:15 A Pair of Dolls

A pair of IBM S/360 Model 30 appearances have been added: Doll Squad and How to Make a Doll.

2010-03-30 00:16 Four More Debutants

Three more features have been added to the database that between them contribute four new computers. Ghostbusters II has a small role for an HP Vectra. Blood Diamond has shots on an IBM Thinkpad 701. And finally, the Hong Kong film Zui hou yi zhan features two Vtech machines: the Laser 2001 and the Laser 3000.

2010-03-23 23:52 Futureworld Beneath the Sea

A couple more IBM AN/FSQ-7 appearances to report in Futureworld and in City Beneath the Sea (alongside an SDS Sigma 7 and Burroughs B205 tape drives).