CPC in movies or on television?

[jamesfcarter]

Hi, all.

Does anyone know if the CPC ever made any appearances on television or in movies? I've love to be able to add the CPC to my website http://www.starringthecomputer.com/ (the only Amstrad I have currently is the PPC640: http://www.starringthecomputer.com/computer.php?c=98).

Thanks!

[voXfReaX]

Hi, all.

Does anyone know if the CPC ever made any appearances on television or in movies? I've love to be able to add the CPC to my website http://www.starringthecomputer.com/ (the only Amstrad I have currently is the PPC640: http://www.starringthecomputer.com/computer.php?c=98).

Thanks!

Hi!

See here man...

http://cpcoxygen.fxwebdevelopment.com/magazine/14/offworld/offworld.htm

If I learn anything more, I will inform!

Cya!

voxy

[jamesfcarter]

See here man...

http://cpcoxygen.fxwebdevelopment.com/magazine/14/offworld/offworld.htm

Cool - I was so excited about seeing the Mits Altair 8080 on the shelf above that I'd missed the 464! Series 3  is already on my DVD rental list so I'll add a note to make sure I get the CPC too.

Thanks very much!

[Cholo]

Well, does commercials count? Here is a couple i bookmarked on youtube:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mnfs_M5nkEc (french)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DE83iQlRi2o (spanish)
Im pretty sure there is more out there too.

Also there is this old tv show:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ut_KSHgi4e0

Then there is the interview with Alan Sugar:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yE3kkLZQxuA (part 1)(a little bit)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZlkTMmXpiJM (part 2)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KcA2XRwEKoU (part 3)(quite a lot, even other machines)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uJaHsa8YgNI (part 4)(some more)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=krp4j4BHdrU (part 5)(some more)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=isjY_nNL_8s (part 6)

[jamesfcarter]

Well, does commercials count?

I'm afraid not for my purposes - I'm really concentrating on movies and TV drama. Some great videos there though!

[ukmarkh]

There is a series of Only Fools and Horses, where Rodney gets a CPC 6128 off his father in law.

[jamesfcarter]

There is a series of Only Fools and Horses, where Rodney gets a CPC 6128 off his father in law.

I vaguely remember Rodney doing a computer course and having "homework" to do, although I don't remember which computer he used to do it. Google suggests that this was series six, so i'll investigate that.

Well remembered!

[Xyphoe]

Wasn't there a show on BBC2 a few months ago presented by Top Gear's James May on the 80s? Or technology in the 80s? It featured an Amstrad CPC on the opening titles, someone on the Retro Gamer forums posted a topic with possibly a pic in there if anyone wants to go hunting

[jamesfcarter]

Wasn't there a show on BBC2 a few months ago presented by Top Gear's James May on the 80s? Or technology in the 80s? It featured an Amstrad CPC on the opening titles, someone on the Retro Gamer forums posted a topic with possibly a pic in there if anyone wants to go hunting

Here's the thread with the picture in:http://www.retrogamer.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=5862&start=15

In another thread someone mentions that CPCs where often prizes in the Bullseye game show.

[Gryzor]

Prize #1 I guess

[arnoldemu]

Wasn't there a show on BBC2 a few months ago presented by Top Gear's James May on the 80s? Or technology in the 80s? It featured an Amstrad CPC on the opening titles, someone on the Retro Gamer forums posted a topic with possibly a pic in there if anyone wants to go hunting

The character Martin Fowler played on a GX4000 in the Christmas 1990 edition of Eastenders.

[zeropolis79]

Some character in early years episodes of Eastenders used a CPC464..

[Ygdrazil]

A CPC6128 stars in the Polish movie 'The Decalogue' from 1988. Its a film about a scientist and his son. The father has a PC and the son a CPC6128. I found this clip from youtube where the father is calculating the breaking point of ice at a given temperature. He is definitely sitting behind a CPC6128, I am not so sure if the screen dumps are from a CPC. The light is very green though. I remember a more clean shot of the CPC6128 in the movie, but I could not find it on youtube :-) 

/Ygdrazil

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wegXnD2yR0U&feature=PlayList&p=072CF710D56F15E8&index=22

[jamesfcarter]

A CPC6128 stars in the Polish movie 'The Decalogue' from 1988.

Thanks, Ygdrazil. There's a DVD available in the UK, so I should be able to get the better shots from that.

[jamesfcarter]

Ok, this isn't a CPC, but I thought you might be interested. I have stumbled upon a PCW in an episode of Grange Hill.

http://www.starringthecomputer.com/feature.php?f=185


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gURrMq5DmlU
(visible at 1:55 and 6:10)

[Devilmarkus]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gURrMq5DmlU
(visible at 1:55 and 6:10)

Hmmmmm... Am I blind?

[jamesfcarter]

Hmmmmm... Am I blind?

Oops - wrong link!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a7g7w6Lg7Qs

[Devilmarkus]

Well, not a CPC but it's music...
http://www.radio-canada.ca/television/amourhainepropagande/blogue/index.asp?id=128752

[bleeper]

Some character in early years episodes of Eastenders used a CPC464..

Yes that was the Yuppie character Colin. It even wished him Merry Christmas in one episode which is more than my CPC has ever done!

[Gryzor]

Yeah, but it gave you so many good Xmas memories...

[MacDeath]

http://www.starringthecomputer.com/computers.php

Found this site specialised on Computers in Cinema...

[AMSDOS]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=knnd1avNfqc

I remember this particular Australian kids programme having a segment on it featuring Flight Path 737 by Anirog software. Cause they made so many of these shows, I've had no luck finding it. I also cannot recall which Amstrad it was on, would have been one of the 3 original CPCs (with Colour Monitor).



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rw5Pi6wYIMg

[fgbrain]

ΜΟΥΣΤΑΚΑΣ ΔΗΜΟΣΙΟΣ ΥΠΑΛΛΗΛΟΣ No1

I think that this is an Amstrad monitor definitely 

[MacDeath]

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x86aoq_hello-geekette-3-world-of-warcraft_fun#from=embed

Hello geekette.

The "geekette" tells the "biatch" (while she's playing second life) that she believed she had "put the Amstrad emulator on" (concerning the bad graphics...)

at 1:53...



But this is in french.

[MaV]

I'm surprised that none of our German users have posted this little jewel  :


Die Einsteiger - Deutscher Comedy Film ( 4 )


At 5:07 you can see a CPC 464 with Colour monitor and Spannerman. The Play-Button is still pressed.



Edit: Strange ... if you insert the Youtube-Link as normal hyperlink, it's best to accept only the "watch?v=xxxxxx"String after the http-address. Any further parameters cause the link below the video to be displayed incorrectly.