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2009-11-27 09:30 Terminal Tangents

Tangents (also known as Time Chasers) has a crucial role for a Commodore 64 and a cameo by an IBM PC XT. Terminal Entry also has good parts for an Apple II and a Tandy TRS-80 Model 1.

2009-11-24 21:39 More G4s

Both Never Back Down and How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days feature Apple iMac G4s.

2009-11-19 00:21 Pacify the Toughbook

The Vin Diesel film The Pacifier features an Apple iMac G4 and, a Starring-the-Computer debutant, the Panasonic Toughbook.

2009-11-17 08:56 AT&Trio

Wanted: Dead or Alive and Broadcast News both feature AT&T PC 7300s and Wall Street has a couple of AT&T PC 6300s. Can anyone identify this HELP[bnews, strange machine] from Broadcast News?

2009-11-09 09:15 Three more FSQ-7s

Three more appearances for Starring-the-Computer's most prolific machine the IBM AN/FSQ-7: The Cat From Outer Space, an episode of Get Smart (paired with a B205 tape drive), and a episode of It Takes a Thief.

2009-11-03 23:55 Risk an Atari

Prime Risk has roles for an Atari 800 and a Compaq Portable.

2009-10-31 14:18 A Trio of Newtons

The Love Bug and Fear both show off Apple Messagepads, whereas the Outer Limits episode The Second Soul has the more unusual, and Starring-the-Computer's first, Sharp Expertpad.

2009-10-30 22:23 Coco Camp

Party Camp has some nice shots of a TRS-80 Color Computer 2. Looking back I realise the it was the Coco 2 in Revenge of the Nerds too, so I've fixed the entry for that.

2009-10-27 13:03 Je Suis Un Rockstar

Terminus has French rock star Johnny Hallyday in the leading role, sharing the limelight with a Compaq Portable II and a Sinclair ZX Spectrum. Sex Kittens Go To College has a small role for Conway Twitty and a much larger role for a Burroughs B205.

2009-10-26 22:27 The Adolescence of C-64

Hide and Seek is a TV-movie version of Thomas J. Ryan's book "The Adolescence of P-1". Unfortunately, unlike the book, it does not feature any IBM S/360 systems, but it does offer a collection of Commodore 64s and PETs. Incidentally, I've reorganised the entries for Commodore PETs on the site. Previously everything was lumped in with the PET 2001, but I've now separated out the 3000/4000 systems.

2009-10-23 21:34 Weep Creep

Read it and Weep has a crucial role for a Gateway CX210 tablet PC, and one of Creepshow's stories has a part for an Apple II.

2009-10-23 09:16 What a Boon!

I've just added two episodes of the Boon TV show to the database. Taken for a Ride has two machines making their debut on the site - an Apricot Xen and a Data General Eclipse S/120, and Have a Nice Day has some nice shots of an Atari Mega ST.

2009-10-22 08:30 Big Thanks

Thanks to Mike for working out that the Unisys PC in Big was a PW2 series 500.

2009-10-21 09:09 Big Fat Update 5

First up a small gaggle of Sony laptops - a Vaio FJ in The Holiday, a Vaio PCG-SRX in Johnny English and a Vaio Z in Resident Evil: Apocalypse. Then a small bunch of Apples - an iMac and a G4 Cube in Absolutely Fabulous and a IIGS in Kindergarten Cop along with a fleeting glimpse of a PS/2. And finally, Runaway offers a couple of Starring-the-Computer firsts - a Multitech MPF-1 and a Sharp PC-5000.

2009-10-16 22:31 Police Story

Police Story has a couple of Ataris that are a little difficult to spot but do play a role in the plot. There's an 800 and a couple of 800XLs.

2009-10-11 16:44 From Agnes with UNIVAC

The Twilight Zone episode From Agnes - with Love has a vital role for a UNIVAC 1 (or its tape drives, at least). Also added is an episode of Magnum, P.I. that has some good shots of an Atari 400.