1984 Apple’s Macintosh Commercial, It Broke The Barrier

Computer Technology and Software

January 7th, 2010 by admin

This was the commercial that introduced the Apple Macintosh Computer to the world.

Can one advertisement during the Super Bowl change the world?

Maybe not the entire world, but certainly the world of personal computers. Apple users, prior to the commercial, knew the value of what they had found. But this one commercial broke through a recognition barrier and suddenly the society at large learned there was a "thing" called Macintosh that they should know about...

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25 Responses

JessiaVaughanlewrk writes:
January 7th, 20104:18 pmat

Voted for as best 2009 movie at the fullmovieonline(.)net awards
xpiecemealx writes:
January 7th, 20105:12 pmat

DD does have the best coffee.
papawx3 writes:
January 7th, 20105:16 pmat

Actually, I don’t own a Mac, but I do consider them far superior to PCs. When my current machine gives up it’s ghost {any day now}, I will replace it with one. I don’t own an ipod, nor do I drink Starbucks coffee. McDonald’s is just as good for only a buck and change. Dunkin Donuts makes the best java though. I was 22 yrs old when this commercial aired, remember seeing it on TV and asking myself: “WTF was that all about?” Back then if it didn’t have tits or a twist off top, I wasn’t interested.
Felamine writes:
January 7th, 20105:56 pmat

Stand up against the oppressive machinations of the corporate oligarchy! Now go to the Apple Store and buy more of our products!
e9d9w9a9r9d9 writes:
January 7th, 20106:52 pmat

pc is better
cjpj93 writes:
January 7th, 20107:00 pmat

For one, Im a junior in HS you fucking faggot. And wtf does it have to do with your life? Does it bother you that I did that, because its an AP class which I doubt your in :p.
Toastieboy999 writes:
January 7th, 20107:15 pmat

And Google too!
Holycani writes:
January 7th, 20107:44 pmat

nobody cares about your retarded elementary school project
cjpj93 writes:
January 7th, 20108:24 pmat

This is the most well made commercial I have ever seen (we did an analysis on it in school).
ArcadeDecade writes:
January 7th, 20108:32 pmat

@carlos10571 NI66A NO ONE GIVES A FUCK
sellingon writes:
January 7th, 20108:55 pmat

that strange sound effect gets me every time. man what a great commercial. now 25 years old if you can believe that !!
carlos10571 writes:
January 7th, 20109:29 pmat

ironic that iChecked out this book three weeks ago, have not read it, am watching this commercial and it’s due jan 5. lol
Onotoleu writes:
January 7th, 20109:45 pmat

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rammaster13 writes:
January 7th, 201010:31 pmat

Lol, I just read 1984 and it reminded me of this commercial. Now I understand it more.
massivebeatzz writes:
January 7th, 201011:04 pmat

amen…i use macs…i love the OS…and the creativity i can get done with that…but screw ipods,,iphones..and all the minion, minor, non pro stuff…get a life read a book, work out, hit on girls or boys, date…and then go on your maschine and be creative…dont hide behind the white phones…and little minion apps on a lil phone…!!! 17″ mac book pro full power or 13″ or quadcore imac or mac pro tower…everything else is for minion, weeklings!!!
orionpirates writes:
January 7th, 201011:48 pmat

I like it when her boobs jiggle while she was running.
kelsmart writes:
January 8th, 201012:23 amat

It’s ironic that the first Apple ad would be saving people from becoming this homogeneous , brainwashed mob, totally void of an individuality, and now they ARE the very thing thier supposed to be bringing down in the ad lol. Now when I go on the bus, everyone has thier iphones, thier ipods, etc. It’s like invasion of the bodysnatchers. They took over the world!
mastershake1000 writes:
January 8th, 201012:33 amat

And there’s a family of fat ass smug cunts watching movies on they’re Macs….
naxps writes:
January 8th, 201012:50 amat

That was a two part comment. If I made them separate comments that would have been better.
KingTykeTheFirst writes:
January 8th, 20101:10 amat

Uh, they’re not Apple. The girl is Apple.
pleiva1 writes:
January 8th, 20101:46 amat

Love this commercial. Very much the apex of Chiat Day. I bought a Mac Classic back then. In ’86 I bought an XT “clone”. 26 years later there are two Dells, kid’s laptop, and “our” desktop. There are two MacBooks in the house. My kid has a Poly. I have an aluminum that rocks. Mucho more elegant. Also there are 5 iPods and numerous players. Apple makes great products.
po45ti7ge writes:
January 8th, 20101:57 amat

pirates of velle
naxps writes:
January 8th, 20102:06 amat

Yup, accurate representation of Apple. Mindless drones.
SegaVsNin writes:
January 8th, 20102:31 amat

Still love that commercial.
danielholmesmoo writes:
January 8th, 20103:08 amat

doubleTwist, raguing against the mac-hine