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2012-04-14 15:46 Capricorn Five-O

The Hawaii Five-O episode (actually a pair of episodes) Once Upon a Time and the film Capricorn One both feature panels from the IBM AN/FSQ-7.

2012-04-02 22:45 Another Couple of Commodores

Two more brief Commodore appearances: an Amiga 3000 in City Slickers and an SX64 in Blind Fury.

2012-03-27 22:33 Galactica 1620

Bits of IBM 1620 make brief background appearances throughout the short-lived Galactica 1980.

2012-03-10 23:45 Sony Stuff

The Stuff has a brief view of an Atari 800 and Ground Zero features a Commodore 64 and, making its Starring-the-Computer debut, a Sony SMC-70G.

2012-03-05 22:23 Many More Apples

As they tend to turn up with frankly tedious regularity, I'm bunching up my Apple updates. All of the following feature Apple machines of one variety or another: My Best Friend's Wedding, Stargate SG-1, Tron: Legacy, Orphan, Showtime, Bridget Jones's Diary, Full Frontal, The Sopranos, Domestic Disturbance, Vanilla Sky, Kate and Leopold, and The Last Mimzy.

2012-02-20 23:02 Two mysteries solved

Two new machines have been added to the database and their entries removed from the Most Wanted list. There is the Sperry Rand Solid State which appears in That Touch of Mink, and the Sharp Wizard OZ-9500 which makes a brief, but important, appearance in Paws. I've added a new mystery machine to the Most Wanted list. Can anyone work out the model of HELP[rollerball, this Univac] in Rollerball?

2012-02-18 22:18 The Naked PC

Thanks to Brian for spotting that an AT&T PC 6300 appears briefly in The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!.

2012-02-04 00:29 I could murder an Amstrad

An Amstrad PCW 9512 makes its Starring-the-Computer debut: a very brief appearance in a new Midsomer Murders episode A Rare Bird.

2012-01-31 22:23 iBook G3

Spy Kids 2: Island of Lost Dreams has a very brief outing for Starring-the-Computer's first Apple iBook G3.

2012-01-22 23:13 64 is 30

The Commodore 64 just turned 30 and here it is making a brief appearance in the 1985 film Chiller.

2011-12-20 23:58 Parker's 8800

The first episode of season 12 of Parker Lewis Can't Lose features both a Atari Mega ST and a MITS Altair 8800.

2011-12-13 22:59 A couple of PCs

Working Girl features a IBM PS/2 Model 50/70 and the season 9 Facts of Life episode Dear Apple has a vital role for a IBM PC XT.

2011-11-25 23:35 Victor 9000/Sirius 1

The second series Bergerac episode A Message for the Rich has a small role for Starring-the-Computer's first Sirius 1.

2011-11-18 19:28 Hot Tub Freaks

Two more computers make their Starring-the-Computer debuts. There is a Casio Cassiopeia E-100 in Eight Legged Freaks, and an Alienware Area 51 m15x in Hot Tub Time Machine (along with the briefest of glimpses of an Apple IIc).

2011-10-25 22:45 Aptiva S

Thanks to Bruce for spotting that the mystery computer in Bullet Ballet was an IBM Aptiva S.

2011-10-22 00:11 Mega Mac Update

Here's a big update of Apple Mac appearances. The Park is Mine, The Shaman and Hot Pursuit all feature a Macintosh. The Only Fools and Horses episode The Jolly Boy's Outing has a Macintosh SE. Jurassic Park III has a Macintosh IIcx/IIci. Mosura 2 - Kaitei no daikessen and Home Alone 3 both feature Power Macintoshes with Home Alone adding a Powerbook 5300 and two Starring-the-Computer newcomers, the IBM Thinkpad 760 and the Palm Pilot 1000/5000. Les Poupees Ruuse has an iMac G3 and a Macbook. Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay has a iMac G5, an Macbook and a Nokia 770. The Devil Wears Prada has an iMac G5 and a Macbook Pro. Chloe and Bedtime Stories both feature the Aluminum iMac and also have a Macbook and a Macbook Pro respectively.