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2008-01-22 22:23 Die Hard Nokia Fan

It's been ages since the last update - not because I haven't been trying, but simply because Blockbuster haven't sent me any of the Starring-the-Computer DVDs from my list. Anyway, Nokia have their claws well embedded in Live Free or Die Hard (also known as Die Hard 4.0), with appearances from the 9300 and 770. There are also some other PDAs and Alienware machines that I can't positively identify. Ideas, anyone?

2007-11-22 09:41 The Secret of AT&T's Success

AT&T's product placement department was working overtime for The Secret of My Success, with a bevy of AT&T computers (a number of 6300s and a 7300) on display.

2007-11-20 13:36 Street Hawk

A small collection of home computers appear in the 1980s Knight Rider ripoff Street Hawk.

2007-10-25 14:19 Honeywell 200 looks a Billion Dollars

The Billion Dollar Brain has sumptuous images of the Honeywell 200 computer.

2007-10-18 23:24 Jewel of the Nile

Just added The Jewel of the Nile to the database because of a very brief view of a collection of Commodore CBM-II machines.

2007-10-15 08:20 Love the Strange IBM, Doctor

I've just added Doctor Strangelove to the database. It features some lovely shots of an IBM 7090.

2007-09-30 17:46 Holy IT Crowd, Batman!

Two more additions to the database: the 1966 TV spinoff Batman - The Move features an ancient Burroughs machine, and season one of the IT Crowd has a bevy of old home computers (a Beeb, a Pet and a ZX81).

2007-09-24 07:58 2010

Dr Heywood Floyd uses the, by then, 26-year-old Apple IIc in 2001. Technology has improved, though, because it can run without a power supply!

2007-09-19 09:06 Another Acorn

Acorn computers are having a bit of a run now. I've just added Clockwise to the database which has a nice little cameo by a BBC Micro, complete with its user manual!

2007-09-18 09:37 Rajah 1200

An Acorn Master Compact makes a guest appearance in Only Fools and Horses, disguised as the Rajah 1200.

2007-09-18 09:07 How to Make a Monster

I had heard that How to Make a Monster contained SGI equipment, and whilst it has plenty of SGI flat-screen monitors there are no visible boxes. A Plam PDA and a Compaq laptop make a pretty poor substitute.

2007-09-10 08:22 Three more films added

A PET makes a suprise appearance in Star Trek II, there's a library full of Televideo TS-803s in Pretty in Pink, and, in common with many other feature-film adaptions of Michael Crichton novels, Congo has a load of SGI kit on display.

2007-09-04 09:20 The Royal Apples

I've just added The Royal Tenenbaums to the database, features Apple computers old and new. I've been told that there's a TRS-80 in there somewhere too, although I've been unable to spot it.

2007-08-06 13:17 First Commodore

I can't believe we got 35 computers in before Commodore made an appearance, but here it is: an A500 playing a rather important part in the Costa-Gavras movie Betrayed.

2007-08-03 17:56 Yet more Apples

House of Sand and Fog, has a fleeting glimpse of an old Mac SE.

2007-08-02 15:30 Tandy makes an entrance

I've just added Revenge of the Nerds to the database starring a Coco - the first Tandy to make it to starringthecomputer.com.