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2024-11-10 20:48 60's Machines

Here's a small collection of 1960's computers appearing in the 70s and 80s. Frankie and Johnnie... Were Lovers has some nice shots of a IBM System/360 model 30. Brief library shots of an RCA Spectra 70 appear in "The Bionic Woman" in the episode Jaime's Shield. Finally The Cannonball Run offers us shots of a panel from a GE 635.

2024-11-03 23:53 Various Commodores and a couple of others

There is are Commodore 64 in an episode of Grange Hill and the "Wandavision" episode On a Very Special Episode.... There's an Commodore Amiga 1000 in Les visiteurs and an Commodore Amiga 500 in Robot Ninja. The "Pennyworth" episode Many Clouds has a PET 2001 and an Amstrad PCW 8256, and the "Halo" episode Reach has a 64C, a CBM-II and an Apple eMac.

2024-10-20 18:04 IBMs, an ICT and UNIVACs

Here's a small collection of big iron. Charly has a couple of IBM machines: a 7094 and a System/360. There's a really hard to spot ICT 1301 panel in the "Doomwatch" episode No Room for Error. Finally the "Blake's 7" episode Space Fall (for which we had already recorded an ICT 1301) also has panels from a Sperry Univac 9400 and, making its Starring-the-Computer debut, the Sperry UNIVAC 9200/9300.

2024-09-15 23:13 Some Apples and a Fujitsu

This update is mostly Apples with a Fujitsu debutante at the end. Basic Instinct 2 has an iMac G5 and a Powerbook G4, The Last Will and Testament of Rosalind Leigh has a Macbook Pro and the first episode of season six of The Flash has an eMac. Finally, Women Talking Dirty has a iMac G3 and, making its debut appearance, a Fujitsu Lifebook 656Tx.

2024-09-01 14:35 Much Avenging

Here are three episodes of "The Avengers". The Wringer has panels from a ICT 1201. Second Sight has some shots on an NCR 315. Finally, Death at Bargain Prices, gives Starring the Computer its first and probably only appearance of the LEO 1 computer.

2024-08-18 14:46 The Day the Earth Stood in Motion

The 2008 remake of the classic film The Day the Earth Stood Still gives the Motion Computing LE1700 its debut Starring-the-Computer appearance.

2024-07-28 17:33 Computers, ordenadores and datamaskiner

Here's a collection of features in other languages. Scuola di ladri has a IBM System/370 panel, as does its sequel Parte seconda, along with a Commodore Amiga 1000. There's an Atari 65/130 XE in Quando Alice ruppe lo specchio. Patrik Pacard has a good collection of machines: an Apple IIe, a Commodore 64, a Olivetti M20 and a Tandy TRS-80 Model III. Irma Vep has an Apple Macintosh SE and Madres paralelas has more Apple machines: a Macbook Air, a Macbook Pro and a Unibody iMac.

2024-07-08 00:29 Some Tandys

Here's a small collection of Tandy TRS-80 appearances. The TRS-80 Model I appears in an episode of Fridays and a few episodes of I'm a Big Girl Now. Air has the TRS-80 Model III and TRS-80 Model 4 as well as an Apple II and a Macintosh.

2024-06-23 11:47 Fortresses

Here are some computer appearances in the film Fortress and its sequel Fortress: Sniper's Eye. The first film has an Apple Macbook Pro and some Unibody iMacs. Those iMacs also appear in the second film, along with a Panasonic Toughbook.

2024-06-16 15:14 80s Assortment

Here's a collection of features from the 1980s. Silent Madness has an important role for a Vector Graphic Vector 4. Switching Channels has a Compaq Portable II, Compaq Portable III/386 and a Toshiba T3200. There is a GE 635 panel in The Return of the Living Dead. The second episode of Damon and Debbie has a couple of Amstrads - a CPC 6128 and a PCW 8256. Finally, Big Trouble in Little China sees the Xerox Star 8010 make its Starring-the-Computer debut.

2024-05-26 14:15 Random bits

Here's a collection of appearances with no particular theme. An Apple MACINTOSH Plus appears in The Genie from Down Under. The first episode of Andor has a heavily modified Tandy TRS-80 Model III. Race the Sun has a very brief glimpse of an Apple Macintosh Quadra 630 and the "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" episode I, Robot... You, Jane has a bunch of Compaq Deskpro XEs and a Toshiba T1000.

2024-04-29 00:07 Three times G3.

Here are three appearances of the Apple iMac G3. There are fleeting glimpses in Training Day and I Still Believe, but the ninth episode of The Midnight Club has the main character in Spencer's story using one.

2024-04-07 16:56 PCs and Laptops

Here's an assortment of PCs and laptops. Jamon Jamon has an Amstrad PC 1512 and an IBM PS/2 Model 30/55. There's a Dell Latitude 14 Rugged Extreme in Uncharted. Hider in the House has a Toshiba T1000 and a Starring-the-Computer debutante - the Zenith EaZy pc. There's also a Toshiba in Leviathan (a Toshiba T1200) along with a brief glimpse of a Commodore Amiga 500. Finally we have a couple of appearances in TV shows: a IBM PS/2 Model 50/70 in the "Due South" episode Diefenbaker's Day Off and an Alienware 13 R2 in the first episode of A Murder at the End of the World.

2024-03-17 11:54 Three films revisited

Here are three films where I missed something the first time. Aliens used some Apricot Xis as set dressing. Jurassic Park has a fleeting glimpse of an Apple Powerbook 100 and what appears to be a pre-production version of a (new to Starring the Computer) Motorola Envoy. Finally, Charlie's Angels has some shots of the guts of a Apple Power Macintosh G3 and two more debutantes: the Handspring Visor and the Roda RC586.

2024-02-25 16:48 A load of Apples and an Acorn

The first episode of Smiley's People has an Apple II and there is a IIGS in The Laughing Dead. The "Young Sheldon" episode The Grand Chancellor and a Den of Sin has a Macintosh, a Macintosh SE and a Macintosh XL. The "American Gods" episode The Greatest Story Ever Told has a Macintosh Classic and The Killer has an iBook G4 and a iMac G3. Finally, Matt's Millions has a Power Macintosh 7100 and our single Acorn - the BBC Micro.

2024-02-18 11:06 Veteran Machines

Here are some appearances of 1950s and 1960s computers. The short-lived series Turn-On had a crucial role for an IBM 1620. The "Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D." episode Alien Commies from the Future! has panels from the ever-popular IBM AN/FSQ-7. Finally, the "Doctor Who" episode Meglos has some old British machines: the ICT 1301 and, making its Starring-the-Computer debut, the Elliott 405.