Wired slideshow. The Mac put Apple on the map. Thirty years ago today, the company announced the iconic computer with a truly revolutionary Superbowl commercial. Inspired by Orwell’s dystopian novel 1984, the 60-second TV spot directed by Ridley Scott is still considered one of the landmark ads of the 20th century.
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