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2026-04-28 23:03 April Apples 2026

All of the following feature at least one Apple computer from the Apple III to the Macbook Pro: Tron: Ares, Pitch Perfect, Are We There Yet?, Goodbye World, Upstream Colour, Trust the Man, Class of 1999 II: The Substitute, Village of the Damned, Martyrs and an episode of Death in Paradise.

2026-04-24 15:23 ST and Amigas

We have another pair of Commodore Amiga 1000s making an appearance in an episode of Miami Vice and an episode of Our House. This slightly less common Atari ST also appears in the first episode of Round the Twist.

2026-04-11 15:30 Laptops and Portables

Here's a collection of mostly new to the site laptops and portables. The Island has an HP TC1100 and the "Malcolm in the Middle" episode Hal Coaches has a Compaq Portable both of which we have seen before. The Juror has a Lexmark Lexbook AR-10 (along with an Apple Macintosh Quadra 630), the "NCIS" episode Hail & Farewell has an IBM ThinkPad 600 and Eu când vreau sa fluier, fluier has an Acer Aspire 8930G.

2026-03-29 14:44 Lumley's Intelligent Terminals

Here are two appearances of terminals that could act as stand-alone computers. "The New Avengers" episode The Gladiators has a Texas Instruments Model 770 Intelligent Terminal and Assignment Five of "Sapphire and Steel" gives the site its first Sperry UNIVAC UTS 400.

2026-03-22 15:51 More Old Iron

Here's some more old iron from the 1950s to the 1970s. The "Mission: Impossible" episode Two Thousand has panels from a Burroughs B220 and a UNIVAC 1108. The "Doctor Who" story Planet of Fire has a panel from a Elliott 405. Then we have two machines making their Starring-the-Computer debut: the Hitachi National Advanced Systems AS/700 in Hard Car - Desiderio sfrenato del piacere and the Burroughs B500 in Excitação.

2026-03-15 18:00 Mac G3s

All of the following feature at least one Apple iMac G3: Boys and Girls, Bounce, the "3rd Rock from the Sun" episode Dick's Ark and the "Curb Your Enthusiasm" episode The Bracelet.

2026-02-28 16:34 Some New Old PCs

Here's a collection of PCs or similar making their first appearance on the site. The "Magnum P.I." episode The Look has a look at an Olympia EX 100. Fletch Lives has a pair of Wang Professional Computers and The Fly II is littered with Wang Office Assistants. Communion has a Zenith Z-200 (and an incidental Zenith Supersport laptop). Finally, Street Smart has a Corona PC 400.

2026-02-22 11:50 Apple Assortment

Here are some more Apple appearances. The Rebound has an Aluminum iMac and a Macbook. You can just about spot a Power Mac G4 in Uptown Girls. A Little Help has some nice shots of a Clamshell iBook G3 and an iMac G3 and "The Goldbergs" episode The Beverly Goldberg Cookbook: Part 2 has a Macintosh.

2026-02-14 14:55 A Pair of Tandys

We don't see Tandy appearances very often any more but here are a couple. Terror Out of the Sky has a TRS-80 Model I and The 'Burbs gives the Tandy 3000 its debut Starring-the-Computer appearance.

2026-02-01 11:33 Neighbourly Computers

Here is a small collection of appearances from the Australian soap "Neighbours". In reverse chronological order, episode 1219 has a Commodore Amiga 500, episode 1150 a Commodore 64C, and episode 38 gives the Corona PPC 400 its debut Starring-the-Computer appearance.

2026-01-25 21:05 Ghostbeebsters

Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire has a small collection of somewhat anachronistic appearances. There is a brief glimpse of an Apple IIe and a Commodore PET 2001 appears in the background. Rather strangely for a film set in the USA, there is a fairly important role for an Acorn BBC Micro.

2026-01-17 12:04 Some PS/2s

Here are some IBM PS/2 appearances. Model 50s appear in the "Cheers" episode Cry Hard and throughout season three of ALF. There is a Model 30 in American Ninja 3: Blood Hunt (which is as poor as it sounds). Finally a Model 55SX makes its debut Starring-the-Computer appearance in the "Stranger Things" episode Sorcerer.

2026-01-11 14:44 Commodore Variety Pack

Here is a collection of Commodore appearances. There is a PET 2001 in "The New Avengers" episode Complex. The Australian kids TV series Hunter featured a VIC-20. Alien: Romulus has a couple of Commodore 64 keyboards. Finally, the first episode of season 3 of Derry Girls has an Amiga 600.

2026-01-01 15:27 New Year Apples

Let's kick off 2026 with some Apple appearances. Accepted has a classroom of eMacs, Irresistible has a background iMac G3, The Tailor of Panama has brief shots of a Clamshell iBook G3 and a Powerbook G3, and the "Married with Children" episode Assault and Batteries has a Macintosh Classic.

2025-12-22 16:17 Christmas Laptops

Here's a collection of laptops in time for Christmas! Primal Fear has two Compaqs: an LTE Elite and Starring-the-Computer debutante Contura 400. Coneheads has a Toshiba T1000LE and In the Mouth of Madness has a GRiD 2260. Finally a couple more debutantes: a Dell Latitude D630 in a Cobra Kai episode and a Panasonic Toughbook CF-Y7 in an episode of Burn Notice.

2025-11-23 16:27 Murder an Archimedes

We have another appearance for an Acorn Archimedes playing its part in the film Murder Story. A highlight of the appearance is the upside down mouse usage!