First post, by Hamby
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Have you ever watched a movie, seen the computer in it and just *wanted* it?
I was rewatching an old movie called "Her Alibi" and Tom Selleck is a writer who is using a Zenith Supersport for his writing. I remember now how, years later, I saw the movie and wanted that old laptop for my own writing (I hate trackpads/palmrests at the front of modern notebook keyboards). It's crisp, blue-on-white screen. Full-stroke keyboard...
I recall a similar lust for the Toshiba T5200... I was watching the movie "Medicine Man" where Sean Connery was using a T5200 to identify molecules or some such. I took one look at that gas-plasma display and instant lust. (I got myself a T5200 just a few months ago, largely because of the lust engendered by that movie).
Similarly, after seeing Jurassic Park, I badly wanted an SGI computer. Years later I eventually got an SGI O2. I still love the user interface on that thing (even though I don't have it anymore 😢 )
Anyone else see a computer on an old movie or tv show that either at the time you wanted or years later wanted to add to your retro collection?