Ways to help

I'd very much appreciate your helping in making starringthecomputer.com the best it can be.

Something missing?

You can help me by letting me know if there is any movie or TV program with a computer in it that I don't already know about. Apart from the appearances listed here I have a (rather disorganised) list of pending features that you should check before mailing me.

Something wrong?

If you spot a mistake in any of the entries, please let me know. Yes, even speling errors

Most wanted

Can you identify any of the machines in these pictures? If so, click on it to send me an email!

This machine appears briefly in the Rocky Horror sequel Shock Treatment.

This machine appears in the background in one of the final shots of Klatwa doliny wezy.

This machine is from the 1968 original version of the Thomas Crown Affair.

This panel comes from the film "That Touch of Mink". A sign in the room says UNIVAC, but does anyone know which model this panel is from?

This computer system appears in 1985's Spies Like Us.

This keyboard appears now and again in Short Circuit. Which machine is it from?

From Superman III. Looks mostly like a mockup, but what about the display in the centre?

From Silent Earth.

These machines have already been identified - thanks for getting in touch.

This machine appears on Jane's desk in Broadcast News. (Thanks to Louis for spotting that this was a Philips Videowriter 250)

A number of these machines appear in the lab in Klatwa doliny wezy. They look pretty distinctive, but I've not been able to identify them. (Thanks to Levi who identified this machine as a Videoton VDN 52500 - a VT100-compatible serial terminal from Hungary.)

There's never a very good shot of this luggable in The One Game, but it does play an important role in the plot so it would be nice to identify it. (Just a couple of hours later, I worked out that this was a Compaq Portable II.)

This machine plays a solid role in the pilot of Silver Spoons. (I now think it's a Hazeltine 1500 serial terminal and hence disqualified from Starring-the-Computer...)

Is this a terminal or a computer in The Breakfast Club? (Jacky has identified this as an AT&T 4415 terminal,)

This machine appears at the start of Short Circuit, during the robot demonstration scene. (Identified as an Olivetti M20 - thanks David!)

Is this just a terminal, or a real computer, playing a moderately important role in The Thing? (Thanks to David for identifying this as an Intertec Superbrain.)

From the film 23, this is described as a PDP-11, although it clearly isn't. Can anyone offer a clue as to what this might be? (Thanks go to Jan for identifying this as an IBM AS/400 B-series, probably a B60.)

From Buckaroo Bansai. (A number of people have been in touch identifying this as a Compupro 316, so thanks to all!)

Is this a mock up, or a real machine? (It's a real, but disguised, HP 64000.)

Does anyone know which model of Unisys PC this is in Big? (Thanks to Mike for telling me that this is a PW2-500.)

Mock up, calculator or real computer? (It's a CDC Remote Calculator - a cross between a terminal and a calculator, designed to be connected to a CDC 6600 over a phone line. Thanks to David and Chuck for identifying it.)