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2008-07-16 23:40 Help!

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2008-07-14 12:43 Elliott 903

The 1974 film Phase IV features the first, and quite probably only, appearance of an Elliott Automation computer (the 903) in a movie.

2008-07-09 08:17 Differential Analyser vs the Flying Saucers

The classic cold-war sci-fi flick Earth vs the Flying Saucers features some nice shots of the GE Differential Analyser doing impossible things.

2008-06-30 22:44 Fantastic Voyage

A Fantastic Voyage into the world of 1950s computers is now logged in the database with appearances by a Burroughs B205 and an IBM AN/FSQ-7 (SAGE).

2008-06-13 07:50 Indy Maguire

The Toshiba Satellite actually plays a fairly important role in the plot of Jerry Maguire, but I was watching it for the SGI Indys.

2008-06-11 08:58 The Saint

The Saint features more Apple laptops (yawn), and a more interesting Nokia Communicator.

2008-06-11 08:31 Naploleon Dynamite

The TRS-80 Model 4 make its first appearance on Starring-the-Computer (albeit a very fleeting one) in the film Napoleon Dynamite.

2008-05-30 07:35 Legally iBlonde

Yet more Apple product placement is in evidence in Legally Blonde: a Clamshell iBook.

2008-05-14 07:11 Palm Breach

Breach, the true story of American FBI agent Robert Hanssen who spied for the Soviet government, features the historically accurate Palm III.

2008-04-25 00:03 Dark Season

The BBC children's series Dark Season is notable for being an early work of Russel T. "Dr Who" Davis, and an early role for Kate Winslet. It also stars an Acorn Archimedes and a Toshiba T1000 laptop.

2008-04-23 09:20 The Rachel Papers

This poor rendition of a Martin Amis novel is slightly redeemed by the inclusion of a Commodore Amiga 500 playing Battle Chess.

2008-04-22 23:00 Angry Red Planet

Of its many cinematic appearances, this must be the Burroughs B205's finest hour, being on screen for a very significant part of The Angry Red Planet.

2008-04-19 18:29 Turn that Coco up to 11!

The Tandy TRS-80 Color Computer makes a fleeting appearance in This is Spinal Tap, something that I'd not spotted in the many times I've seen it.

2008-04-18 09:03 The Philadelphia Experiment

This could be an early Commodore 64, but in the absence of other evidence I'm going to say that The Philadelphia Experiment features a Commodore VIC-20. Also, for the first time, a computer makes a meta-appearance: a DEC Rainbow appears in a TV advert in the film.

2008-04-14 09:34 Look Around Your Beeb

The first series of Look Around You features a BBC Micro in its title sequence, and the "Maths" episode has a Pet.

2008-04-08 14:00 More Angels, in the Outfield this time.

The 1994 remake of the 1951 film Angels in the Outfield features something the original could not: an Apple Messagepad.