Cult of Mac

Today in Apple history: Super Bowl Mac ad airs against the odds

On January 22, 1984, the Apple commercial for the Macintosh 128K aired during the Super Bowl. The "1984" Mac ad became ...

How Apple nearly chickened out and came close to not airing the legendary "1984" ad

It's lauded as one of the most effective ads ever made, it stunned viewers, but on January 22, during the Super Bowl, "1984" launched the Macintosh without even showing the product once. It almost ...
The New York Times

Steve Hayden, Writer Behind Apple’s Pivotal ‘1984’ Commercial, Dies at 78

The ad for the Macintosh computer — which was seen nationally just once, during the Super Bowl — is considered one of the most memorable commercials ever made. By Richard Sandomir Steve Hayden, an ...
The Dispatch / The Rock Island Argus

Anti-Clinton Web ad draws attention to unauthorized political videos on the web

WASHINGTON (AP) -- It's guerrilla politics at its cleverest. The mysterious Internet video that compares Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton to Big Brother is the boffo hit of the YouTube Web site. The ...