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2009-03-21 00:04 First Kid

First Kid has a clutch of SGI machines with Indigo2s and an Indy playing an important part in the plot. There's an old Compaq LTE laptop in there too.

2009-03-13 23:13 ICT 1301

The ICT1301 is a new addition to Starring-the-Computer with two appearances initially - The Man With the Golden Gun, and Blakes 7.

2009-03-05 17:47 The Firm

The Firm has a sprinkling of Macs, none of which have featured on Starring-the-Computer yet. On display: a Powerbook 180, a Quadra 605, and a Mac IIsi.

2009-03-02 21:22 Spies Like Apples

Spies Like Us includes shots of an Apple II, and a HELP[spies, mystery computer]. Thanks to Jason L for bringing this one to my attention. I've also added another couple of AN/FSQ-7 appearances to the database: Snowball Express, and Zontar: The Thing from Venus.

2009-02-23 20:46 Honeywell Ryder

When I added Casino Royale to my DVD rental list I mistakenly asked for the 1967 spoof, rather than the 2006 film that I know has some fairly boring laptops in it. I watched it anyway and struck lucky - there's a Honeywell 200 series machine on display. Much more interesting than a couple of modern laptops! Also added to the database are a couple of disappointingly minor appearances in an episode of Wiseguy: a Mac and an A2000.

2009-02-17 23:36 It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia

An episode of It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia features a Mac SE in a very minor role.

2009-02-14 22:11 Nuke National Lampoons

Two more movies that I've watched so you don't have to! The Class of Nuke 'Em High II has a Commodore Vic 20 (well it could be a C64, but its white colour makes me think it's a Vic 20), and National Lampoon's Vacation has an Apple II.

2009-02-10 22:23 For Philips Eyes Only

For Your Eyes Only appears to be a marketing coup for Philips - just about every bit of electronic equipment in the film is Philips branded from cassette recorders to computers. Computer-wise there are a couple of Philips office computers: the P5003 and the P330. I've also managed to identify the minicomputer in Phase IV that has been on the help page for ages - it's a GEC 4080.

2009-02-07 23:20 Short Circuit

Short Circuit provides us with an Apple Mac and a TRS-80, as well as a couple of mysteries (a HELP[shortcirc1, big chunky PC thing], and a HELP[shortcirc2, colourful keyboard]).

2009-02-06 23:55 Amstrad's Eternal Sunshine

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind has lots of nice shots of an Amstrad PPC640 portable PC - an improbable tool for an impossible job!

2009-02-04 22:50 Big Question

Big has a brief glimpse of an Atari 600/800 XL, as well as a couple of mystery PC clones including this HELP[big, Unisys]. Can you identify it?

2009-02-04 09:30 Hackers

I've finally had a chance to add Hackers to the database and, yes, it's an Apple-fest. On show we have Starring-the-Computer's first Apple IIGS, a Messagepad, and a couple of Powerbooks: a 540c and a 2300c.

2009-01-31 00:29 Single White Outbound

I've just added Single White Female to the database. It has the normal array of Apples (in this case Mac IIs) but, more interestingly, it also has the Outbound portable Mac clone.

2009-01-24 23:40 What's that Thing?

The Thing features an Apple II in a minor role at the beginning of the film, and a more major role for a HELP[thething, mystery computer]. Can you identify it?

2009-01-21 00:23 Un Commodore: Gris

The French/Swiss/Polish film Trois Couleurs: Rouge has the most fleeting of glimpses of a Commodore 64.

2009-01-17 11:16 I've Lost my Apple!

The second season of Lost has lots of nice shots of an Apple II, playing a pretty crucial role in the plot. I've also added a couple of minor IBM AN/FSQ-7 appearances: one from Lost and one from the Woody Allen film Sleeper.