January 6, 2008
| The Fox Broadcasting Company airs The Simpsons TV show in the US. Laptop computers appear, on a pool table, in a bar. | 
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January 27, 2008
| The Fox Broadcasting Company airs The Simpsons TV show in the US. Two personal computers appear, and Microsoft stock is shown. |   
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March 9, 2008
| The Fox Broadcasting Company airs The Simpsons TV show in the US. A personal computer appears, used to play poker. | 
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March 30, 2008
The Fox Broadcasting Company airs The Simpsons TV show in the US. - A personal computer appears, showing a Power Point presentation.
- Another computer appears in a bedroom.
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May 4, 2008
| The Fox Broadcasting Company airs The Simpsons TV show in the US. A laptop computer appears, in writing a review of a film. | 
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May 18, 2008
| The Fox Broadcasting Company airs The Simpsons TV show in the US. A laptop computer appears, showing a coin web site. | 
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June 1, 2008
| Algeria issues a 15d postage stamp depicting a personal computer. |
October 7, 2008
The Fox Broadcasting Company airs The Simpsons TV show in the US. - A personal computer keyboard appears.
- A laptop computer is used to track the movement of someone.
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November 1, 2008
| North Korea issues a 12-w postage stamp marking the 50th anniversary of introductory compulsory secondary education, depicting a boy at a personal computer. |
November 30, 2008
The Fox Broadcasting Company airs The Simpsons TV show in the US. - A computer store in a mall has a logo like the Apple company. with laptop and desktop computers that look like Apple products.
- A man runs into the store and throws a sledgehammer at the large screen displaying the company CEO, like the "1984" Apple ad introducing the Macintosh.
- A laptop computer with an Apple-like logo is used at a house.
- A package is delivered in a box with double-bite apple logo and "MAPPLE".
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February 23, 2009
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment releases the film Futurama: Into the Wild Green Yonder on DVD in the United Kingdom. - A character says in his speech "It seems only fit that I, Commodore 64 Zap Brannigan...".
- A robot (Calculon) thinks of his award acceptance speech: "I'd like to thank the Academy, my agent, and most of all my operating system, Windows Vista for everything..." and then malfunctions.
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March 8, 2009
| The Fox Broadcasting Company airs The Simpsons TV show in the US. A personal computer keyboard and flat-screen monitor appear. | 
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March 20, 2009
| South Africa 2.05r "Ergonomics in the office" depicts a personal computer. |
March 29, 2009
| The Fox Broadcasting Company airs The Simpsons TV show in the US. A church reverend uses a handheld "Psalm Pilot" computer, mocking the Palm Pilot. A personal computer displays the Windows "Pipes" screen saver. |  
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April 5, 2009
| The Fox Broadcasting Company airs The Simpsons TV show in the US. A laptop computer appears. Three desktop computers appear in a library. |   
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April 19, 2009
| The Fox Broadcasting Company airs The Simpsons TV show in the US. A personal computer appears. | 
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May 15, 2009
| Venezuela issues 10 postage stamps depicting personal computers, promoting protection of children on the Internet. |
May 18, 2009
| Netherlands Antilles issues a 164-cent postage stamp for the Century of Telecommunications and Posts Departments, depicting a person at a computer. |
June 30, 2009
| Costa Rica issues a postage stamp for the 60th anniversary of the Costa Rican Electrical Institute, depicting a laptop computer. |
September 27, 2009
The Fox Broadcasting Company airs The Simpsons TV show in the USA. - A character says "do you know where you can buy ink for an Amiga brand fax machine?".
- Laptop and desktop computers appear, showing a Web browser.
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October 4, 2009
The Fox Broadcasting Company airs The Simpsons TV show in the USA. - An old desktop personal computer "ADDGOOD" appears, with "WORD JAMMERS" software.
- A laptop computer is used to access the Internet.
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November 29, 2009
| The Fox Broadcasting Company airs The Simpsons TV show in the USA. A desktop computer is used to access a "Wiccapedia" web site. | 
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Other web pages of interest:
Chronology of Personal Computers
Disney References in Pop Culture
Video Game References in Pop Culture
Chevrolet Corvette References in Pop Culture
This Day in History
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