starringthecomputer

starringthecomputer, 1 month ago to random

Here are three appearances of the Apple iMac G3. There are fleeting glimpses in "Training Day" and "I Still Believe" but the ninth episode of "The Midnight Club" has the main character in Spencer's story using one.

http://www.starringthecomputer.com/newsitem.html?i=2024-04-29%2000:07

#computersinmovies #imacg3

A brief glimpse of an iMac G3 in the house of a gangster in "Training Day".
Rel (the protagonist in Spencer's story) uses an iMac G3 in "The Midnight Club".

starringthecomputer, 2 months ago to Watches

Here's an assortment of PCs and laptops. Highlights include Starring-the-Computer debutantes Zenith EaZy pc in "Hider in the House" and Alienware 13 R2 in the first episode of A Murder at the End of the World. There are a couple of Toshiba T1000/1200s as well as Amstrads and PS/2s.

http://www.starringthecomputer.com/newsitem.html?i=2024-04-07%2016:56

#computersinmovies #zenith #alienware #toshiba #amstrad #ibmps2 #retrocomputing

Darby uses an Alienware laptop to hack into a garage door in "A Murder at the End of the World".
There are some good shots of a Toshiba T1200 on board the mining vessel in "Leviathan".
Jose Luis has an Amstrad PC 1512 in his room in "Jamon Jamon".

starringthecomputer, 2 months ago to apple

Here are three films where I missed something the first time. "Aliens" used some Apricot Xis as set dressing. "Jurassic Park" has a fleeting glimpse of an Apple Powerbook 100 and what appears to be a pre-production version of a (new to Starring the Computer) Motorola Envoy. Finally, "Charlie's Angels" has some shots of the guts of a Apple Power Macintosh G3 and two more debutantes: the Handspring Visor and the Roda RC586.

http://www.starringthecomputer.com/newsitem.html?i=2024-03-17%2011:54

#computersinmovies #apple #apricot #handspring

Apricot Xi machines appear attached to columns in the part of the ship when the crew go into hibernation in "Aliens".
There is a Motorola Envoy on the desk in the Park's control centre in "Jurassic Park".
Alex uses a Handspring Visor PDA to receive a message from Bodley in "Charlie's Angels".

starringthecomputer, 5 months ago to random

We'll round out the year with a collection of machines from episode 8 of "Pam & Tommy". Tommy himself uses an Apple Power Macintosh 5000 and there are other brief appearances of an Apple Macintosh II/IIx, a Toshiba T3200, and, making its Starring-the-Computer debut, an NCR PC286.

http://www.starringthecomputer.com/newsitem.html?i=2023-12-31%2015:32

#computersinmovies #appleii #powermac5000 #toshibaT3200 #ncr

A random internet user uses an NCR PC286 - a first for Starring the Computer.
A random internet user has a Toshiba T3200.

starringthecomputer, 7 months ago to retrocomputing

Here's a collection of Tandy appearances. There's a TRS-80 Model I in "The New Adventures of Heidi", a TRS-80 Model III in "A Million Miles Away" and a few more Model IIIs in "White Noise" (along with a brief glimpse of an Apple II).

http://www.starringthecomputer.com/newsitem.html?i=2023-10-19%2023:45

#computersinmovies #retrocomputing #tandy #trs80 #appleii

Some science being done on a TRS-80 Model III in "A Million Miles Away".
TRS-80 model III machines tracking medical data in "White Noise".

starringthecomputer, 1 year ago to random

Well masthead.social died so it's new account time.

Hi! I'm James (@jamesfcarter) and I run Starring the Computer, a website that chronicles computers that appear in movies and on television. Ok, so it's a bit niche, but that's what the internet is for, right?

Anyway, if you've got a few minutes to spare, you might find a visit to https://starringthecomputer.com diverting.

#introduction #computers #movies #television #vintagecomputing #retrocomputing