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  1. 1984 (advertisement) " 1984 " is an American television commercial that introduced the Apple Macintosh personal computer. It was conceived by Steve Hayden, Brent Thomas, and Lee Clow at Chiat/Day, produced by New York production company Fairbanks Films, and directed by Ridley Scott. The ad was a reference to George Orwell 's noted 1949 novel ...

  2. Sep 20, 2024 · It was the nighttime on January 22, 1984. Over 77 million Americans came in front of TV to watch the grand battle between Washington Redskins and Los Angeles Raiders. Suddenly for a full two ...

  3. Chiat/Day estimated that 1984 generated over $5 million in free publicity. Response to the ad was so strong that Apple bought months of ad time on ScreenVision, a company that sold ad time in movie theaters. Because they were so enamored with the commercial, some owners re-aired the ad for months after Apple’s contract ran out with ScreenTime.

  4. Scene from Apple’s “1984” Super Bowl advertisement. From Folklore.org. When shown the finished ad in late 1983, Apple’s board members hated it. Sculley, the Apple CEO, instructed Chiat/Day to sell back both the 30 and 60-second time slots they’d purchased from CBS for $1 million, but they were only able to unload the 30 second slot.

  5. Jan 24, 2024 · On January 24th, Apple Computer will introduce Macintosh. And you’ll see why 1984 won’t be like 1984. The screen then fades to black, and a rainbow Apple logo appears. How ‘1984’ almost ...

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  6. Jan 22, 2014 · Apple cuts to the tagline: "On January 24th, Apple Computer will introduce Macintosh. And you'll see why 1984 won't be like '1984.'. The idea was that Macintosh would revolutionize computing and ...

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  8. Feb 7, 2019 · Up until this commercial, Apple ads had cost around $50,000 to produce. The 1984 ad cost $500,000 to create. youtube. Source: Household Name. Advertisement. When Apple cofounder Steve Jobs first ...

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