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2009-10-10 15:29 More Micro Men

Here's the second batch from Micro Men. We have an Amstrad CPC464, an Apple II, a BBC Master, a Commodore 64, an Atari 800, a Commodore PET, an Amstrad PCW, and a Tandy TRS-80. There are also a few more Starring-the-Computer debutantes: an Oric-1, an Atari 400, a NorthStar Horizon and an Epson HX-20. I'm sure there are some more that I have missed too, so please get in touch if you spot any.

2009-10-10 00:42 Micro Men

The BBC drama Micro Men is Starring-the-Computer heaven! There are so many computers in it that I haven't been able to work through them all yet. For now, I've just added those that play a significant role in the plot. With the exception of the BBC Micro and ZX81, all of these computers are making their Starring-the-Computer debut, too. There is the Acorn Atom and Electron and then the Sinclair MK14, ZX80, Spectrum (finally!) and QL. For those in the UK, this programme will still be on the BBC's iPlayer service for a few days.

2009-10-06 23:28 FSQ and PS/2

A smattering of IBM machines have been added to the databases. The ever-popular FSQ-7 appears in Wargames, Way... Way Out and 12:01 which also includes a PS/2. Presumed Innocent adds a final PS/2 to the tally for this update.

2009-10-03 00:55 Check Doctor Who

Blank Check has a minor role for a Mac Plus and a significant role for Starring-the-Computer's first Performa 600. The Doctor Who Story Terror of the Autons also has a significant role for a computer, the somewhat older ICT 1301.

2009-10-01 00:26 MacGyver

I've just added a couple of episodes of MacGyver to the database. Countdown has an Olivetti M20 in shot quite frequently, although you only get to see its rear end. The Enemy Within has a Commodore 64 playing a small role in the plot.

2009-09-28 16:33 Klatwa doliny wezy

The Polish film Klatwa doliny wezy is a reach seam, including an Apple II, a Commodore 64, a Commodore 128, a couple of Atari 800XLs and not HELP[klatwa1, one] but HELP[klatwa2, two] mystery machines that I've not yet managed to identify.

2009-09-26 10:26 Apple III

There's a very brief view of an Apple Mac in Can't Hardly Wait, but there's a much more interesting sighting in season one of Remington Steele - a rare appearance for an Apple III.

2009-09-22 23:41 Commodore PETs in the 25th Century

An episode of Buck Rogers in the 25th Century has a pretty important role for a Commodore PET.

2009-09-21 23:25 Wonky Macs

The 1971 film Willie Wonka and the Chocolate Factory has an appearance for an RCA Spectra 70 computer (rebadged as a Siemens). An episode of NCIS has a couple of old Apple machines: a Mac Classic and a Powerbook Duo.

2009-09-03 19:35 Nail Gun Massacre

The Nail Gun Massacre proves that even a genuinely terrible film can be useful by providing Starring-the-Computer with its first Tandy TRS-80 Model 12. Last update for a couple of weeks, I'm afraid, as I'm away.

2009-08-31 15:12 Ancient Computer in the Orphanage

El Orfanato (The Orphanage) has a couple of surprising appearances, both Starring-the-Computer debutantes, a Sinclair Spectrum +2 and a Sony Hit-Bit 75. There's also an Apple II in an episode of TJ Hooker.

2009-08-27 08:02 Knight Rider Revisit

Jon from the HP Museum spotted an HP 150 II in an episode of Knight Rider that I'd missed. Also the Karate Kid rehash Sidekicks as fleeting glimpses of an Amiga 1000 and a Amiga 2000.

2009-08-22 14:04 Airwolf Season 2

A number of computers appear in season 2 of Airwolf. There are Commodore PETs in Firestorm and Condemned, and Moffett's Ghost has a Commodore 64 and two Starring-the-Computer debuts: a Compaq Portable and a Dynalogic Hyperion.

2009-08-20 23:45 AT Last...

An episode of Sledge Hammer! adds the first IBM PC AT to the database, along with another Amiga 1000, and an episode of Bones has a role for Starring-the-Computer's first Amiga 1200 and an IBM PC XT. Sorry for the slow updates recently... Other commitments are likely to keep the updates at a trickle for the next few weeks.

2009-08-06 08:52 Spot the Commodore

My recent discovery of the excellent Spot the Commodore article on Richard Lagendijk's Commodore Info Page has allowed me to add a little fleet of Commodores to the site. Crash and Burn, Bionic Showdown: The Six Million Dollar Man and the Bionic Woman, The Adventures of Bob & Doug McKenzie: Strange Brew, The Substitute, Me Myself I, The Gods Must Be Crazy II and episodes of ALF and the Swedish kids TV show Ebba och Didrik all exhibit Commodore computers. These include a Plus/4 and a C128 (both Starring-the-Computer newcomers), a PET, two A500s and A1000s and four A2000s.

2009-07-31 23:08 Where the Apple IIs Roam

Where the Buffalo Roam is, at 1980, the earliest film I've come across so far to feature an Apple II computer.