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2015-01-17 01:06 Atari Delusion

The 1991 film Delusion has a few shot of Atari systems including a Atari STE and a Atari STacy - a much rarer find.

2015-01-03 00:46 New Year, new computer (a very old one, actually)

Starting the new year in style... In a debut (and likely unique) appearance there are excellent shots of the IBM Selective Sequence Electronic Calculator in the 1952 film Walk East on Beacon!. As with several other early features here, this represents some of the best imagery of this machine that still exists. Thanks very much to Allan for the tip off on this one.

2014-11-17 00:52 The IBM of the Apes

Thanks to Mark for spotting another appearance for the IBM AN/FSQ-7, this time in an episode of the Planet of the Apes TV series called The Legacy (it comes with its ubiquitous companion, the Burroughs B205 tape drive).

2014-08-23 20:00 He's Just Not That Into Your iMac

There's a Apple Aluminum iMac in He's Just Not That Into You.

2014-07-12 15:31 School iBook

There's a small role for a Apple iBook G3 in Old School.

2014-07-04 23:45 Cracked Amiga

An Amiga 1200 makes an appearance in the Best Boys story from season three of the UK version of Cracker.

2014-06-25 00:15 Alien Compass

The special edition of Aliens as a small role for a number of Grid Compass 1139s.

2014-06-17 23:45 Raise the 9845

The genuinely terrible film Raise the Titanic has a small but vital role for a Starring-the-Computer newcomer: the HP 9845.

2014-06-07 16:54 Stay Cool - It's an Update!

Well it's been ages since the last update as I've been struggling to find the time. Now though, I'm really going to try to get in at least one update a week, even if it's only one film. Stay Cool is a bit of an Apple-fest, featuring a Macbook Air, an Aluminum iMac and a Macintosh Plus.

2014-04-20 22:55 Easter Update

Twister's Revenge has a pretty crucial role for an AT&T PC 6300 and there's also a fairly important role for a Tandy TRS-80 Color Computer in The Littlest Hobo episode The Hero. There are less substantial roles for a Commodore 64 in Skateland, an HP TC1100 in the Big Bang Theory episode The Lunar Excitation and panels from a Burroughs B220 and an IBM AN/FSQ-7 in Silver Streak. Finally there's the usual connection of Apple appearances: a Aluminum iMac in Horrid Henry: The Movie and a Macbook Pro in Killers.

2014-03-30 22:56 Chuck in an OQO

The Chuck Season 3 episode Chuck Versus the Ring: Part II has a Apple Macintosh SE and a Commodore Amiga 1000 as well as a newcomer to Starring the Computer: an OQO Model 2.

2014-03-14 23:43 Zenith in the Pink

She-Devil has an early example of the "pink laptops for girls" trope, featuring a powder-pink Zenith Supersport.

2014-02-10 00:04 Vale Vaio

With Sony getting out of the PC/laptop business, what will James Bond use in future? In Casino Royale, he uses a Vaio SZ (a Starring-the-Computer newcomer), whilst his adversary Le Chiffre uses a Vaio FJ.

2014-02-01 18:48 The Other Sony

The Other Guys gives Starring the Computer its first look at a Sony Vaio JS, as well has having a brief view of an IBM PS/2.

2014-01-21 22:21 From Russia with Robotron

The Soviet film Charodei offers some good shots a new computer for the database, the East German Robotron EC 1040 - a clone of the IBM System/360. Thanks to Fabrice for the tip!

2014-01-08 22:53 Dynamac EL

Physical Evidence provides Starring the Computer with its first, and in all likelihood only, Dynamac EL - an officially licensed portable Macintosh Plus.