Posted on Monday, January 26 2009 @ 19:00 CET by Thomas De Maesschalck
BBC News writes the Apple Macintosh celebrated its 25th birthday on January 24th.
The machine debuted in 1984 and kicked off a product line that were Apple's flagship computers for many years.
The Macintosh helped popularise the combination of graphical interface and mouse that is ubiquitous today.
The machine was unveiled using a hugely expensive TV advert, directed by film maker Ridley Scott and shown during the US Superbowl on 22 January 1984
Here's the 1984 Macintosh commercial, it's probably still one of the best ads from Apple:
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Posted on Monday, January 26 2009 @ 19:00 CET by Thomas De Maesschalck
