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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.

2013-12-30 23:18 Last update of 2013

Bi gui zhuo has an Atari 600XL, Fast Five has a Panasonic Toughbook 29, and the Begerac episode A Cry in the Night has a Commodore PET. I've got a few more debut appearances for computers lined up for the new year. See you in 2014!

2013-11-23 19:10 Iron Man X2

Continuing a good run of debut appearances, Iron Man 3 offers Starring the Computer its first Oracle Exadata X2 even if it is a brief and rather unlikely appearance.