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The Apple Ad That Changed the World
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18 minutes
Released:
Jan 20, 2020
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January 22, 1984. Apple launches the first Macintosh computer, with a showstopping Super Bowl commercial. The ad itself was revolutionary, but the product it launched almost single-handedly brought computers into the mainstream, changing the world as we know it.Special thanks to Alex Soojung-Kim Pang, author and producer of the “Making the Macintosh” digital archive.To our listeners, thank you for subscribing to History This Week. We want to hear your feedback: https://bit.ly/3a4FGqJ Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Jan 20, 2020
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