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Re: Starring the Computer

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Post by st_goliath »

pieterr wrote: post #16
hamburglar wrote: post #7

No Cray appearances? Surprising.

Sneakers. https://www.reddit.com/r/MovieDetails/comments/95izj7/sneake...

On the 'help' page, the Cray-like machine from the film Sneakers is listed under "Honourable mentions":

https://www.starringthecomputer.com/help.html

From the site:

> The following films do not appear on the site because I believe the computers they feature are mock ups and therefore do not qualify.

Re: Starring the Computer

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Post by spankibalt »

martin-adams wrote: post #5

What timing. I was just preparing my Sony Vaio PCT-C1MHP only yesterday to try and sell. I remember seeing this in a movie around 2000 (probably Charlies Angels) and got one. https://www.starringthecomputer.com/computer.html?c=64

"A machine of this make was Yelena's choice to confirm Xander's car payment and facilitate image uploads of Yorgi's safe!"

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Post by hackyhacky »

timdellinger wrote: post #17

“sort by year” is buried on the site, but definitely a fun way to sort there should also be a “you can spot the villain early since they’re the only one not using Apple” sub-list

The sort by year option, since it took me a while to find it: https://www.starringthecomputer.com/featuresyear.html

Re: Starring the Computer

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Post by hamburglar »

st_goliath wrote: post #21
pieterr wrote: post #16

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Sneakers. https://www.reddit.com/r/MovieDetails/comments/95izj7/sneake...

On the 'help' page, the Cray-like machine from the film Sneakers is listed under "Honourable mentions": https://www.starringthecomputer.com/help.html From the site: > The following films do not appear on the site because I believe the computers they feature are mock ups and therefore do not qualify.

That seems like an odd distinction if it's clearly portraying a Cray. It's not like we have any proof that e.g. the Commodore 64 used in Mr. Robot was the real deal.
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