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Starring the Computer is a website dedicated to the use of computers in film and television. https://starringthecomputer.com/ Run by @jfc.org.uk.

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Starring the Computer @starringthecomputer.com · 2w ago

Mo' Kaypro: www.starringthecomputer.com/newsitem.htm... #computersinmovies #retrocomputing #kaypro

Gina looks into a con man's background using a Kaypro Robie in "Miami Vice".

In "Moonlighting", the offices of Blue Moon are equipped with Kaypro Robie's that never seem to be used or even switched on.

Gilbert used a Kaypro II at work in "Garbo Talks!".

In "Stranger Things", Dr Owens uses a Kaypro 2000 to make contact with the NINA project in preparation for taking Eleven there to recover her powers.

Starring the Computer @starringthecomputer.com · 4w ago

Mostly Zenith: www.starringthecomputer.com/newsitem.htm... #computersinmovies #ZenithDataSystems #SafariNSX20 #retrocomputing

In "Hunter", high school criminal Youngblood hacks the police computer with a Zenith Z-181 and discovers that detective McCall is working undercover at the school.

Steve's secretary uses an AT&T Eazy PC in "Switch".

In "Ghost Dad", a friend of Elliot's son believes he is an alien and tries to blackmail him. Elliot gives his a ghostly visitation in his room where he has a Zenith Supersport.

Both Charlie and Jordon have AT&T Safari NSX/20s in their homes in "The Hit List".

Starring the Computer @starringthecomputer.com · last mo.

80s and 90s PCs: www.starringthecomputer.com/newsitem.htm... #computersinmovies #retrocomputing #PCAT #Tandy1200 #NEC #CompaqPresario

One of George's criminal contacts uses a PC AT before offering George the job as a driver in "Mona Lisa".

In "A View to a Kill", there is a Tandy 1200 HD in the command and control shack in the mine that Zorin intends to flood.

Spencer Barnes finds the address of a business associate in the records of a golf club using their Powermate 2 in "Taking Care of Business".

The scientist who discovers the comet is going to impact earth in "Deep Impact" uses a Presario 9546 to do so.

Starring the Computer @starringthecomputer.com · 2mo ago

More Portables: www.starringthecomputer.com/newsitem.htm... #computersinmovies #Osborne1 #Dell #TexasInstruments #ToshibaLibretto

In "Justice", the police show Will the footage implicating him in the murder of Alan Marsh on a Dell Latitude D5X0.

Castle uses her Extensa 450 to look into Bishop's background in "Sabotage".

Dr. Walkin leaves vital clues about the implant program via his Toshiba Libretto 70CT in "Earth: Final Conflict".

In "Rumpole of the Bailey", the offices of the holiday planner are equipped with an Osborne 1.

Starring the Computer @starringthecomputer.com · 2mo ago

British Machines on TV: www.starringthecomputer.com/newsitem.htm... #computersinmovies #Acorn #Amstrad #BBCMicro #CPC464 #retrocomputing

In "Dodger, Bonzo & the Rest", Dodger's accomplice has a CPC 6128 that he uses to show Dodger the merchandise.

An Amstrad PC 1512 lies unused in the background of the manager's office at the factory in "Making Out".

In "Maths Counts", Wendy is seconded to the orders department at the store she works for and is involved in a mix up when entering a delivery schedule into a BBC Micro.

In "Bugs", the warlord hoping to gain access to the explosives uses a pair of Acorn Communicators to map out the tomb containing the treasures.

Starring the Computer @starringthecomputer.com · 2mo ago

AT&T Party: www.starringthecomputer.com/newsitem.htm... #computersinmovies #retrocomputing #ATT #UnixPC

Lisa uses an PC 6300 in her father's burger restaurant in "Coming to America".

Police Squad headquarters is equipped with AT&T PC 6300s in "Alien Nation".

In "UHF", there is an AT&T PC 7300 in the offices of a rival TV station.

In "Miami Vice", Trudy uses a PC 7300 in police headquarters to look up the criminal record of the witness protection subject.

Starring the Computer @starringthecomputer.com · 3mo ago

A Few PS/2s: www.starringthecomputer.com/newsitem.htm... #computersinmovies #retrocomputing #IBM #PS2

Raymond and Amy uses a PS/2 to investigate the financial backgrounds of a crooked cop and his wife in "Internal Affairs".

Tom uses a PS/2 to try to find a link between the killer's victims in "Le denier du colt".

Bill's offices are equipped with IBM PS/2s in "Out on a Limb".

The research base in "Mind Ripper" is equipped with PS/2s that are used to monitor the condition of the patient.

Starring the Computer @starringthecomputer.com · 3mo ago

More Mainframes: www.starringthecomputer.com/newsitem.htm... #computersinmovies #Fujitsu #UNIVAC #ICT #LeoComputers #VintageComputer

In "Rambo: First Blood Part I", the base in Thailand from which the mission to find the PoWs is launched is equipped with GEC 635 panels.

In "Doctor Who", the computer system that General Carrington's men use to monitor the condition of the ambassadors is a control panel from an ICT 1201.

The police headquarters is equipped with a UNIVAC 1107 in "Yeti - Il gigante del 20° secolo".

Alice is put to trial for offences against the regime, the trial being conducted by a seemingly sentient FACOM 230-25 in "Alicia en la España de las maravillas".

Starring the Computer @starringthecomputer.com · 3mo ago

A Trio of Minicomputers: www.starringthecomputer.com/newsitem.htm... #computersinmovies #HarrisH100 #DEC #VAX #minicomputers

In "The Blues Brothers", the Illinois Bureau of Investigation has an H100 computer that they use to track the movements of Jake and Elwood.

The building security centre is equipped with a VAX 11/780 in "Just Shoot Me!".

Sheldon procures a VAX 6000-420 to use to develop his database in "Young Sheldon".

Starring the Computer @starringthecomputer.com · 4mo ago

April Apples 2026: www.starringthecomputer.com/newsitem.htm... #computersinmovies #AppleIII #AppleIIe #AppleMacintosh

In "Death in Paradise", Seb and Mattie search the murdered woman's house and check her search history on her Macintosh SE/30.

In "Tron: Ares", Eve uses an Apple III to place Ares in Flynn's grid so that he may seek out the permanence code.

One of the classes that the substitute teacher takes in "Class of 1999 II: The Substitute" is in a classroom filled with Apple IIe computers.

The town doctor in "Village of the Damned" has a Powerbook in his office.

Starring the Computer @starringthecomputer.com · 4mo ago

ST and Amigas: www.starringthecomputer.com/newsitem.htm... #computersinmovies #retrocomputing #AtariST #Amiga1000

Crockett uses an Amiga 1000 to work on his case files in "Miami Vice".

In "Our House", David uses an Amiga 1000 to turn his Grandpa's manuscript into a book.

In "Round the Twist", Brosnon listens to music of the game XOR on his Atari ST.

Starring the Computer @starringthecomputer.com · 5mo ago

Laptops and Portables: www.starringthecomputer.com/newsitem.htm... #computersinmovies #CompaqPortable #Lexmark #MacQuadra #Thinkpad #Acer

Malcolm and Reese get a hand-me-down computer from their neighbour Ed in "Malcolm in the Middle".

In "The Juror", Teacher uses a Lexbook AR-10 to find the flights that Annie and Oliver used to escape to Guatemala.

In "NCIS", the links between a deceased Major and an investigative journalist are discovered by searching her ThinkPad.

The social workers interviewing the prisoners before their release use an Acer Aspire 8930G, in "Eu când vreau sa fluier, fluier".

Starring the Computer @starringthecomputer.com · 5mo ago

Lumley's Intelligent Terminals: www.starringthecomputer.com/newsitem.htm... #computersinmovies #retrocomputing #UNIVAC

Purdey uses a Model 770 Intelligent Terminal in the headquarters of the Canadian security services in "The New Avengers".

In "Sapphire & Steel", Lord Mullrine's secretary uses a UTS 400 to check stock prices and Steel later uses it to recall newpaper stories from the 1930s.

Starring the Computer @starringthecomputer.com · 5mo ago

More Old Iron: www.starringthecomputer.com/newsitem.htm... #computersinmovies #Burroughs #Univac #VintageComputers

In "Mission: Impossible", UNIVAC 1108 panels form part of the computer system in the mocked-up future command centre.

In "Doctor Who", the Elliott plays the part of a seismic energy converter on the planet Sarn which Turlough uses to prevent an execution.

In "Hard Car", the company's computer is a Hitachi National Advanced Systems AS/7000.

In "Excitação", Renato spends much of his time working in his city office where he uses a Burroughs B500.

Starring the Computer @starringthecomputer.com · 6mo ago

Mac G3s: www.starringthecomputer.com/newsitem.htm... #computersinmovies #iMacG3 #retrocomputing

Jennifer and her room-mate have an iMac G3 in their college dorm room in "Boys and Girls".

In "Bounce", the advertising firm where Buddy works is equipped with iMac G3s.

Sally's ability to read online weather data on an iMac G3 gets her the job at the TV station in "3rd Rock from the Sun".

In "Curb Your Enthusiasm", Larry and David get tricked by a blind man named Michael and end up moving everything into his new apartment including an iMac G3.

Starring the Computer @starringthecomputer.com · 6mo ago

Some New Old PCs: www.starringthecomputer.com/newsitem.htm... #computersinmovies #Wang #CoronaDataSystems #OlympiaEX #retrocomputing

Magnum visits a travel agency to track down a queue where the saleswoman uses an EX100.

In "Fletch Lives", he control room at the TV station has a pair of Wang Professional PCs that retrieve information about unsuspecting audience members.

Whitley uses an unreliable Zenith Z-200 to do his writing in his New York apartment in "Communion".

Jonathan uses a Corona PC400 to write his article in "Street Smart".

Starring the Computer @starringthecomputer.com · 6mo ago

Apple Assortment: www.starringthecomputer.com/newsitem.htm... #computersinmovies #AppleMacintosh #iMacG3 #iBookG3 #Macbook

In "The Rebound", Sandy discovers her husband has been cheating by finding a video on her iMac.

Blink and you miss it but Ray has a Power Mac G4 in her bedroom in "Uptown Girls".

In "A Little Help", Laura communicates with Dennis over iChat using her clamsell iBook.

In "The Goldbergs", Barry and Erica share an Apple Macintosh in their dorm room which becomes one of the many things they fight over.

Starring the Computer @starringthecomputer.com · 6mo ago

A Pair of Tandys: www.starringthecomputer.com/newsitem.htm... #computersinmovies #retrocomputing #Tandy #TRS80 #Tandy3000

n "Terror Out of the Sky", the scientists use a TRS-80 model 1 to analyse the characteristics of the bees and determine that they are the strain they feared.

Ray has a Tandy 3000 in his Den in "The 'Burbs".

Starring the Computer @starringthecomputer.com · 7mo ago

Neighbourly Computers: www.starringthecomputer.com/newsitem.htm... #computersinmovies #retrocomputing #neighbours #commodore #CoronaPPC400

Against Paul's wishes, Caroline installs some mailing list management software on the office Amiga 500, but the disk has a virus.

Josh uses a Commodore 64C and a modem to break into the school's computer system and change Todd's grades.

Des struggles to get a computer than has been incompetently reprogrammed by Greg (the bank manager's son).

Starring the Computer @starringthecomputer.com · 7mo ago

Ghostbeebsters: www.starringthecomputer.com/newsitem.htm... #computersinmovies #BBCMicro #AppleIIe #CommodorePET

There is an Apple IIe in the fire-house by the ghost containment unit.

Dr Venkman has a Commodore Pet in his office.

Dr Pinfield uses a BBC Micro to control the equipment that extracts ghost from haunted objects.

Starring the Computer @starringthecomputer.com · 7mo ago

Some PS/2s: www.starringthecomputer.com/newsitem.htm... #computersinmovies #retrocomputing #IBMPS2

In "Cheers", Rebecca moves into Robin's apartment where she finds a PS/2 printing out sensitive company information he stole from her.

Alf has a PS/2 model 50 in his garage.

In "American Ninja 3", the Cobra has a PS/2 Model 30 on the table when holding meetings.

In "Stranger Things", the military's lab in the upside down is equipped with Model 55SXs.

Starring the Computer @starringthecomputer.com · 8mo ago

Commodore Variety Pack: www.starringthecomputer.com/newsitem.htm... #computersinmovies #Commodore #retrocomputing

A Commodore PET appears in a office that Purdey searches in "The New Avengers".

In "Hunter", Computer Cat uses a Commodore VIC-20 to help answer Hunter's many questions.

Modified Commodore 64 keyboards appear in a couple of places in "Alien: Romulus".

An Amiga 600 is among the equipment that is stolen from the school in "Derry Girls".

Starring the Computer @starringthecomputer.com · 8mo ago

New Year Apples: www.starringthecomputer.com/newsitem.htm... #computersinmovies #retrocomputing #eMac #iMacG3 #iBookG3 #PowerbookG3 #MacClassic

In "Accepted", the school's classrooms are equipped with eMacs.

Sophie has an iMac in her studio in "Irresistible".

In "The Tailor of Panama", Andy picks Harry from a list of potential agents using his Powerbook G3.

An Macintosh Classic appears in Ted's overactive imagination in "Married with Children".

Starring the Computer @starringthecomputer.com · 8mo ago

Christmas Laptops: www.starringthecomputer.com/newsitem.htm... #computersinmovies #retrocomputing #Compaq #Toshiba #GridCompass #Toughbook

Martin uses a Compaq Contura 400c in the court room in "Primal Fear".

In "Cobra Kai", Johnny buys a Dell Latitude D630 from a pawn shop and uses the internet for the first time where he sees a Miyagi-Do advert.

In "Burn Notice", Barry and Sam use a Toughbook CF-Y7 to go through Brennan's phone for information and to convince him that Michael has emptied his bank account.

In "In the Mouth of Madness", the author's publisher has a GRiD Model 2260 on his desk.

Starring the Computer @starringthecomputer.com · 9mo ago

Murder an Archimedes: www.starringthecomputer.com/newsitem.htm... #computersinmovies #retrocomputing #AcornArchimedes

Tony and Marty go to Willard's summer house to write what they have learned using an Acorn Archimedes.

Starring the Computer @starringthecomputer.com · 10mo ago

Commodore International: www.starringthecomputer.com/newsitem.htm... #computersinmovies #Commodore #Sinclair #retrocomputing

In "Poke" the computer that is the main focus of the plot is a VIC-20.

In "Tatort", Vera's computer-mad son has a Commodore 64 at home.

Derrick's team look up records on the Interpol computer system using a Commodore Pet 2001.

In "Derrick", Bridget's son Werner has a Commodore Amiga 500 computer.

Starring the Computer @starringthecomputer.com · 10mo ago

Introducing Intergraph: www.starringthecomputer.com/newsitem.htm... #computersinmovies #retrocomputing #intergraph

Jack and his colleagues investigate the cause of an explosion killing a large number of drug barons using an Intergraph Interpro 2020 in "Clear and Present Danger".

In "Robocop 3" there is an Intergraph InterAct 6000 series that monitors Robocop's systems at police headquarters.

Starring the Computer @starringthecomputer.com · 11mo ago

Vaio, Vaio, Vaio: www.starringthecomputer.com/newsitem.htm... #computersinmovies #SonyVaio

In "New Police Story", the gang uses a Sony VAIO TR to keep score of their kills and to research Chan's background.

In "Bag of Bones", Mike struggles to write a new novel without Jo on his VAIO F series.

In "Bag of Bones", Mike gets Jo to type the final words of his latest novel on his VAIO J series.

Starring the Computer @starringthecomputer.com · 11mo ago

Four with G4s: www.starringthecomputer.com/newsitem.htm... #computersinmovies #retrocomputing #iBookG4 #iMacG4 #PowerbookG4

In "Motherhood", Eliza uses her iBook G4 for her writing.

In "Cake", the offices of Wedding Bells are equipped with Apple iMac G4s.

In "Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen", the school production that Lola stars in the orchestra produces music using a phalanx of iBook G4s.

In "The Sopranos", the screenwriter that Christopher coerces to work for him uses a PowerBook G4 to pitch his ideas for a mob-bases slasher movie.

Starring the Computer @starringthecomputer.com · last yr.

Some Macs and a Tosh: www.starringthecomputer.com/newsitem.htm... #computersinmovies #AppleMacintosh #ToshibaT2200SX #retrocomputing

In "Virtual Desire", Brad uses his Macintosh Performa 575 to communicate with the women.

In "Dempsey and Makepeace", the woman planning to buy the heroine shipment checks her finances using her Apple Macintosh.

In "Crazy People", Emory uses a Macintosh IIx for his design work.

The scientist uses a Toshiba T2200SX laptop in "The Demolitionist".