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2016-02-07 17:39 A pair of Archimedes

Acorn Archimedes computers makes appearances in the children's TV show Watt on Earth and in the film Strapless, where a IBM PC AT also makes an appearance.

2016-01-29 00:52 The Bourne iPAQ

The final Starring-the-Computer debutante for the month of January is the HP iPAQ H5500 which makes a brief but important appearance in The Bourne Supremacy.

2016-01-23 21:51 More January Newbies

A Pig Too Far, an episode of St. Elsewhere, gives Starring the Computer its first Otrona Attache (also a Tandy TRS-80 Model), Alchemy has two new Dells for the site, a XPS Gen 2 and a Inspiron 510m, and Kung Fury as a very important and equally silly role for Starring-the-Computer debutante Applied Technologies MicroBee 32 (and also features a Sinclair Research ZX Spectrum and a Apple Macintosh SE).

2016-01-16 22:19 Newbies for January

Think I'm going to stick to Starring the Computer debutantes for January. Ice Princess has an important role for Dell Inspiron 5150 (and the oft-mentioned Apple Powerbook G4). In Your Wildest Dreams also kicks off a computer's Starring-the-Computer career with an important role, the DECsystem 5500.

2016-01-06 23:55 New Year, Old Computer

The CDC 3800 gives Starring the Computer a good start to the new year, making its debut appearance thanks to a crucial role in an episode of Columbo. Thanks to Chuck for letting me know about this one.

2015-12-24 09:55 Christmas Commodores

There are Commodore 64s in War Dog, Choose Me, Benji, Zax & the Alien Prince Goodbye Earth and Longmire Tell It Slant. 984: Prisoner of the Future has a number of Commodore PET 2001 systems and, finally for this festive round up, No Retreat, No Surrender 3: Blood Brothers has a number of Commodore Amiga 2000s.

2015-11-27 10:33 TI-99/4A

The Texas Instruments TI-99/4A feels like an obvious omission from the site, but that's now fixed thanks to an appearance in the Riptide episode The Orange Grove.

2015-11-26 17:33 A 370 and a 120

An IBM System/370 plays a pivotal role in the Partridge Family episode Forgive Us Our Debits (thanks to John for reporting this appearance). The HP 120 has a very fleeting appearance in The Lift, but it is its Starring-the-Computer debut.

2015-10-30 22:35 Congenially Bound

A few more Apples to report: Bound has a Powerbook 180, and Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous has an iBook G4 and a brief glimpse of an iMac G4.

2015-10-13 00:18 Junior Apples

Gate 2: The Trespassers gives the IBM PCjr its Starring-the-Computer debut and the Apple Powerbook 140 also make its first appearance in Treehouse Hostage.

2015-09-13 21:20 TI a Sperry Ribbon

Another couple of machines make their Starring-the-Computer debut. The first is the Sperry UNIVAC 1106, which makes an appearance in Man on a Punched Card (an episode of The Immortal). The second is a little controversial! I don't include terminals on Starring the Computer, but the Texas Instruments Model 770 Intelligent Terminal has so many computer-like features that I've decided to include it. It appears in Complex (an episode of the New Avengers). Thanks very much to James and Pete respectively for tipping me off about these.

2015-08-15 19:24 Acorns from Darkest Peru

There is a rather surprising role for an Acorn Archimedes in the film adaptation of the children's favourite Paddington.

2015-06-13 21:39 Kill Karate Pirxa

There are brief shots of a DEC PDP-11/40 in Test pilota Pirxa, Kill Daddy Goodnight has brief roles for a Apple Clamshell iBook G3 and a Commodore Amiga 500, and Karate Cop has a crucial role for a Commodore 64.

2015-05-09 17:59 Scary Atari

Fright Night has the briefest of glimpses of an Atari 400. Thanks to Dan for spotting this and letting me know.

2015-04-11 19:54 A Miscellany

Smarkus and Company has a pivotal role for an Apple II and the Inspector Morse episode Ghost in the Machine has a few brief sightings of an IBM PS/2 Model 30/55. Then there are a couple of machines making their Starring-the-Computer debit: the Apple Powerbook 165c in The Seventh Floor and the Olivetti M15 in the first episode of The New Statesman.

2015-03-07 00:08 Fresh SAGE

Rock Jocks is, to my knowledge, the most recent film to include the venerable IBM AN-FSQ7 in addition to a little bunch of Apples: a Apple II, a pair of Macintosh SEs and a Macbook Pro.