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2019-09-01 15:25 Brits on TV

Three British TV shows have appearances from British computers, with three debutantes. First up, the Girls on Top episode Who's Ya Uncle Shelley? has Acorn Electrons and Amstrad PCW 8256s. Next, the Inspector Morse episode Greeks Bearing Gifts also has a Amstrad PCW 8256, plus two newcomers: the Amstrad ALT-286/386SX and the Psion Organiser. Finally, the Grange Hill episode Nasty Girls has another machine new to the site, the Research Machines Nimbus.

2019-08-11 14:12 Stranger and Strangers

The Stranger Things episode Chapter Four: The Sauna Test has a brief glimpse of an IBM PC XT and Strangers in Paradise has an Epson HX-20 and Kaypro 10s.

2019-08-04 23:06 A pack of Commodores and the Tandon PAC

Molly i världen has a Commodore SX64, Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency has a Commodore 64 in season 2 and Prince of Darkness has a Commodore Amiga 1000 and, making its Starring-the-Computer debut, the Tandon PAC 286.

2019-07-14 16:04 I Would Watch 500 Films, and I Would Watch 500 More!

This update brings the total number of features on Starring the Computer to 1000! The first episode of The Incredible Hulk has a small part of the IBM AN/FSQ-7 and the RCA Spectra 70. Co je vám, doktore? has some good shots of a Robotron EC 1040. Rancid Aluminium has a Acorn Archimedes and a Compaq Prolinea 3/4. Short Circuit 2 has appeared on the site before, but I missed the Coleco Adam keyboard (the first Adam appearance). Paranormal Activity 3 has a Commodore Amiga 2000, The Little Drummer Girl has a Commodore PET 3000/4000 series, and finally - bringing up the 1000 - Good Omens has a Amstrad PCW 8256.

2019-07-06 16:52 A Slice of Pi

The Raspberry Pi makes is debut on the site with appearances in Point Break, and episodes of Black Mirror and Continuum.

2019-06-23 12:53 All the Apples

I've added another big bunch of Apple appearances to the database. Good Advice has a Clamshell iBook G3 and a Macintosh II/IIx. Prom Night II has a MACINTOSH Plus. Goremet, Zombie Chef from Hell and Aces Go Places 5: The Terracotta Hit have Apple IIs. Desperate Hours has an Apple IIGS. There are Apple IIcs in Beyond - Season 1, Episode 4, "The Man in the Yellow Jacket", Tales from the Crypt - Season 2, Episode 7, "The Sacrifice" and Miami Vice - Season 1, Episode 19, "The Home Invaders" (along with a Tandy TRS-80 Model 4). I Still Dream of Jeannie and The Rainmaker have Macintosh SEs. 3 Ninjas: High Noon at Mega Mountain has a Macintosh Quadra 610 and a Powerbook 190. Rogue Trader has a Powerbook 140, along with a Toshiba Satellite 100cs. Home Improvement - Season 6, Episode 5, "Al's Video" has a Powerbook Duo. Don't Think Twice has an iMac G4, a Macbook, and a Unibody iMac. Finally, Oldboy has a Macbook Air and a Macbook Pro.

2019-06-02 22:43 The First Fujitsu Is Always The Hardest

The First $20 Million Is Always the Hardest gives Starring the Computer its first Fujitsu fmV-Biblo MF3/45.

2019-05-12 18:48 Scratching the Surface

Two Microsoft Surface machine make their Starring-the-Computer debut. The Surface 3 appears in Jack Reacher: Never Go Back (along with a Panasonic Toughbook and another debutante, the Dell XPS 15). The Surface Book appears in the Timeless episode Mrs. Sherlock Holmes (along with a Tandy TRS-80 Model 4).

2019-04-27 19:10 Many Old Iron

Number One has a IBM System/360, as does DeepStar Six along with a Honeywell 6000, an episode of The Muppet Show has a ICT 1301, the Monstrous episode of Teen Wolf has Burroughs B205 tape drives, the My Three Sons episode Steve and the Computer has a Univac 422 and, make its Starring the Computer debut, an HP 9100 appears in The Andromeda Strain.

2019-04-14 17:20 April Assortment

Here's a somewhat random collection of small home and business computers. The Soldier has a Commodore PET 4000 series and, making its Starring-the-Computer debut, a Vector Graphic Vector 3. The Mean Season has a bunch of Televideo TS-803s and a second Starring-the-Computer debutante - a Televideo TPC-1. The Kidnapping of the President has a Commodore PET 2001. The Magnum, PI episode On the Fly, has a IMSAI 8080, a IBM PC XT and a MITS Altair 8800. Razorback has a Atari 800. North Dallas Forty has a Tandy TRS-80 Model I. Where Evil Lives has a Apple IIc and The Protector has IIes. And finally, the Fringe episode Subject 13 has a Apple Macintosh SE and a Commodore PET 2001.

2019-04-04 16:32 Pavilion Girls

Episode 11 from both Season 5 and Season 6 of Gilmore Girls both feature HP Pavilion laptops making their Starring-the-Computer debut: the ZE4300 and DV1000 respectively.

2019-03-29 16:35 Still Lost in Space

More computers in Lost in Space episodes: IBM AN/FSQ-7 panels make two appearances in The Phantom Family and Space Destructors (which also features the Burroughs B205).

2019-03-05 20:16 A couple of GRiDs and a couple of others

Perfect has a GRiD Compass in a fairly important role. Never Too Young to Die has an HP 150 but also a couple of newcomers: a Seiko UC-2000 and our second GRiD machine - a GRiDcase 2.

2019-02-17 16:32 Torch C Series

The Torch C series makes its Starring-the-Computer debut with two appearances in Me and My Girl and Dempsey and Makepeace.

2019-02-10 13:37 February Apples

See You In September has an Apple Macbook Pro, Raising Helen has a Powerbook G4, an iMac G4 and an iBook G4, Just Married has a Clamshell iBook G3 and Runaway Jury has an iMac G3 and a Powerbook G4.

2019-02-04 00:45 The Frumious Bandersnatch!

Black Mirror: Bandersnatch has a wealth of 1980s home computers including the Acorn BBC Micro, Commodore 64, Tandy TRS-80 Model I, Toshiba HX-10, Tandy TRS-80 Model III, Sinclair Research ZX Spectrum and (making its Starring-the-Computer debut) ZX Spectrum+. Finally, another newcomer to the site is the Tatung Einstein 256.