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2013-10-06 22:45 An update! Remember them?

Not had an update for ages, sorry! Outpost 2: Black Sun has a Panasonic Toughbook, What Lies Beneath has both a Apple Macintosh Quadra 630 and a Compaq Prolinea 3/4, Love has a rather strange appearance for a Apple IIe and The Black Balloon has the odd glimpse of a Commodore 64.

2013-08-30 22:14 Rambo's Apple

An Apple II makes the briefest of appearances in the first Rambo film First Blood.

2013-08-23 22:57 For IBM's Eyes Only

The James Bond film Octopussy has the briefest of roles for an IBM Displaywriter.

2013-08-17 23:19 Professional Defense

Best Defense offers Starring the Computer its first DEC Professional 300 series machine, in a pretty important role too. Thanks to Dirk for giving me the tip on this one.

2013-08-10 19:51 August Apples

Another bunch of Apples to report. Watchers has Macintosh and Macintosh SEs. Next Stop Wonderland has a Macintosh. Volcano has a Powerbook Duo, a Powerbook 5300 and a Macintosh LC. Scream 4 has a Macbook and a Aluminium iMac. Orange County has iMac G3s and a Quadra 605. The eighth episode of The Sporanos' second season has a Powerbook G3. Le dîner de cons has a Macintosh IIsi, a Powerbook 3400 and a Macintosh 5000. Finally, The Interpreter has a Powerbook G4. Thanks very much to Oscar who has been my chief reporter of Apple appearances and tipped me off about most of these.

2013-07-20 14:47 The Ultimate Sigma 7?

An SDS Sigma 7 plays a vital role in the failed TV pilot The Ultimate Imposter.

2013-06-18 11:04 An 80s collection.

Not all these films are from the 1980s, but they all find space for computers from the 80s. Smart Money has Apricot Xens and Acorn BBC Masters. There's a brief appearance of a Olivetti M20 in Nightmare at Noon. There are pivotal roles for a Commodore Amiga 500 and a Apple IIe in Midnight Follies - The Crystal Ball and the Fraggle Rock episode The Challenge respectively. And finally. Elite Squad offers Starring the Computer its first appearance of a Prologica CP 500.

2013-05-18 18:13 FSQ-7s in Space

Another little collection of IBM AN/FSQ-7s have come along including an episode of The Invaders (The Believers) and a number of Lost in Space Episodes: Condemned of Space, Kidnapped in Space and The Space Creature (some of which also feature Burroughs B205 tape drives).

2013-05-17 21:33 AT&T for two

There is an AT&T PC 6300 in Doin' Time on Planet Earth and a AT&T PC 7300 in They Live.

2013-04-30 23:58 iSteve

Along with a series of woeful (although probably intentional) technical errors the film iSteve has a number of Apple computers (a Apple II, Apple IIc, Macintosh SE, Power Mac G4, and a Macbook Air) and a Atari 400. Thanks to Chris for pointing me towards this one.

2013-04-17 22:32 Tandy Tandem

Two fleeting glimpses of Tandy machines: a TRS-80 Model 100 in Midnight Run, and a TRS-80 Model 4 in Death Wish 4: The Crackdown.

2013-03-26 23:29 Husky Hawk

Slipstream offers Starring the Computer its very first Husky computer, the Husky Hawk.

2013-03-16 19:59 THX S/360

There are loads of great shots of IBM System/360 systems in George Lucas' directorial debut THX 1138. Thanks to John and Pontus for the tip!

2013-03-09 19:05 A Fresh Apple

The Great White Hype has a first fleeting Starring-the-Computer appearance for a Apple Macintosh Quadra 610. Other Apple appearances have also been added to the database: a Powerbook 540c in Stealing Beauty, a Powerbook 5300 in Jingle All the Way and a Quadra 630 in The Juror.

2013-03-06 22:07 The Smell of Tweet Success?

I've just set up a new Twitter account for Starring the Computer: @StarringTheComp. One of the things I plan to use it for is posting pictures of computers in films that I have been unable to recognise. I have the help page too, but I hope that this will be a quick and easy way of getting extra eyes looking at and identifying the mystery machines. I've already posted the first picture, so please have a look and see if you recognise it!

2013-02-08 20:59 Point of No Return

Point of No Return (also known as The Assassin) has a number of Apple Macintosh IIcx or IIcis, one in an important role.