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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.

2024-02-04 22:33 Yet More Commodores

Here are a few more Commodore appearances. The "Inspector Morse" episode Happy Families has an Amiga 2000 in the police station. Then there are Commodore 64s in the "GLOW" episode The Good Twin, "The Mandalorian" episode The Pirate and "The Hardy Boys" episode A Disappearance (along with Apple Macintosh Classics and Tandy TRS-80 Color Computers).

2024-01-21 19:40 Any Old Apples

Here some more appearances for older Apple computers. The first episode of The Midnight Club has a Macintosh Classic and there are Apple IIes in the "Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D." episode Broken Promises. Finally, an episode of The Littlest Hobo has a couple of rarities: an Apple III and an Apple Lisa.

2024-01-15 00:04 New Year Amstrads

Here are some Amstrads for the new year. The recent Doctor Who episode Wild Blue Yonder has a CPC 464 as part of the TARDIS and the Loki episode Science/Fiction has a PCW 8256 and a crucial role for a PPC 512/640 (as well as an incidental BBC Micro).

2023-12-31 15:32 Pam & Tommy

We'll round out the year with a collection of machines from episode 8 of Pam & Tommy. Tommy himself uses an Apple Power Macintosh 5000 and there are other brief appearances of an Apple Macintosh II/IIx, a Toshiba T3200, and, making its Starring-the-Computer debut, an NCR PC286.

2023-12-02 21:43 Under the Banner of Commodore

The limit series Under the Banner of Heaven has a couple of Commodore machines (a Commodore 64 and a Commodore PET) and an HP 85.

2023-11-19 15:35 Another Pair of Acorns

A BBC Micro makes an unlikely but very welcome appearance in an episode of Secret Invasion, along with brief shots of a Sharp MZ-80K and an IBM PS/2 Model 56SX. There are two episodes of "Howard's Way" that feature the Acorn Archimedes: Publish & Be Damned and Screwdriver.

2023-10-29 15:35 Assorted laptops

Here's a collection of laptop appearances including a few debuts. We start with Deceptions where you need a sturdy lap to accommodate an IBM 5140, and there's an Apple Powerbook 180 in an episode of Beverly Hills, 90210. Kamenný most has two machines making their debut: the Canon NoteJet and Olivetti Quaderno 33. And finally, Dagon have a good, if brief appearance, for another debutante: the Toshiba Satellite 1620CDS.

2023-10-19 23:45 TRS-80 Trio

Here's a collection of Tandy appearances. There's a TRS-80 Model I in The New Adventures of Heidi, a TRS-80 Model III in A Million Miles Away and a few more Model IIIs in White Noise (along with a brief glimpse of an Apple II).

2023-09-17 13:57 British Eight-bitters

Here are some appearances of eight-bit British machines. Gabrielle and the Doodleman has a prominent role for a BBC Micro and It's Nice Up North has a minor but fun part for an Amstrad CPC 6128. The "All in Good Faith" episode No Stone Unturned has a glimpse of of a Sinclair ZX Spectrum and The Cortez Connection is the second "Dempsey and Makepeace" episode to feature a Torch C series machine.

2023-08-06 23:48 More August Apples

Here's a small collection of Apple appearances. There's an Aluminum iMac in The 7th Dimension, a Powerbook G4 in Made in Romania, an iMac G3 in One More Time and a Macbook Pro in The Big Year.

2023-07-16 00:12 Toughbook Plus

Here's a collection of Panasonic Toughbook appearances. Security, Adieu les cons and an episode of The Wire all feature the machine, as does The Last Enemy which also has a couple of machines making their Starring-the-Computer debut: the Nokia N800 and the Toshiba Portégé M400.

2023-06-25 23:34 Halt and Catch Fire Again

Here are some computers that appear in the second season of Halt and Catch Fire. Throughout the season there is an Atari ST, many Commodore 64s and IBM PC XTs, and a Zenith Z-120. The IBM 3090 makes its debut appearance on Starring the Computer. And then there are some other machines that more fleeting appearances: the Atari 600/800 XL in episode 1, the AT&T PC 7300 playing a crucial role in episode 6, and an Apple Macintosh in the final episode.

2023-06-12 00:42 A Range of Commodores

Here's a range of Commodore computers. There's a PET in the eighth episode of The Sandman and a VIC-20 in the fourth episode of Taggart. The second episode of Der Greif (The Gryphon) has a 64C and finally, Blindside has shots of an Amiga 1000.

2023-05-28 17:36 Big Beasts and a Pet

We start with a couple of episodes of "Doomwatch" with The Iron Doctor which gives us our first ICT 1900, and The Logicians which has a ICT 1301. W.E.I.R.D. World has some shots on the ubiquitous IBM AN/FSQ-7 and Wrong Is Right has several appearances of the GE 635 and a small part of a Commodore PET 2001.