Starring the Computer - Apple Powerbook 540c

Apple Powerbook 540c

The 500 series was the first to use a trackpad rather than a trackball. It was popular despite being powered by a Motorola 68LC040 CPU, just as Apple were introducing the PowerPC.

• Assassins (1995) • Daylight (1996) • Hackers (1995) • Nash Bridges - Season 1, Episode 1 "Genesis" (1996) • Pandora's Clock (1996)

Assassins (1995)

Every major character owns at least one Powerbook in this film, mostly used for communication with their employer.

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The basic premise is sound, but big fonts and made-up operating systems spoil it a bit.

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Daylight (1996)

Madelyne (a playwright who later gets trapped in the tunnel) uses the Powerbook to write her plays.

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Hackers (1995)

Dade uses the Powerbook to "hack the Gibson" at the end of the film.

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Nash Bridges - Season 1, Episode 1 "Genesis" (1996)

The cops use a 540c to determine the authenticity of the computer chips before trying to arrest their suspects.

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Pandora's Clock (1996)

CIA director Jonathan Roth uses a Powerbook in his office. Dr Sanders later tries to find evidence of a CIA plot on it.

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