The computer, known as Powderhorn, is a Storage Technology Corp. (NYSE:STK) robotic cartridge library, and three of them have roles in the latest Arnold Schwarzenegger movie, "Eraser."

Movie character Lee Cullen, played by actress Vanessa Williams, has a scene in the movie where she sits at the control panel in a futuristic-looking data center downloading the plans for a space-age assault weapon. The plans are stored on a Powderhorn library compact disk, but Williams is caught in the act.

Since she knows about the weapon, Schwarzenegger, as US Marshal John Kruger, has to be assigned to protect her from the bad guys. The movie is filled with action scenes of the type generally associated with Schwarzenegger films.

Storagetek said it was approached last July by Warner Bros., the producer of the film. The movie folks had seen Storagetek libraries in use in the Central Intelligence Agency data center and wanted the same setup for the movie.

Three real Powderhorns, each eight feet tall and 12 feet in diameter, were installed at Warner Bros. Burbank, California studio. Slight modifications were made to the systems for better visual effect.

Storagetek, and Powderhorn systems, are old movie pros. The same system was also featured in a paramount movie, "Clear and Present Danger," in 1994.

The Powderhorn robotic cartridge library holds up to 6,000 tape cartridges to store computer data.

"We are hoping people will see this and want it for their movie. We hope to get a run out of this," Storagetek spokesperson Judith Hargrave told Newsbytes. "It's an expensive thing for the company to do. We have to send equipment and people to set it up," said Storagetek. She said Warner Brothers paid the associated expenses. "I loved every minute of it," said Hargrave, who was on the set while the Powderhorn scenes were being shot.

(Jim Mallory/19960621/Press contact: Judith Hargrave, Storagetek, 303-673-5559; Public contact: Storagetek, 303-673-5020/ERASER960621/PHOTO)