Thursday, February 24, 2011
What Were They Smoking in 1984?
Whatever it was, it must have smelled like the future. This video is a big deal. It showed the change in computers, and the new age they were taking on. Now, this video doesn't show much about computers as a whole, well, quite frankly it says nothing about computers besides the fact that 1984 won't be like 1984 when January 24th comes up. But if you've never seen this commercial, then you have to watch it. It's an integral part of computer history.
It's obvious to say that without computers, there wouldn't be Social Networking. It's a no brainer, and goes without saying. But it was steps like the one taken in the commercial by Mac that would lead to the computers we know today, and eventually the Internet, and eventually Facebook or Twitter or whatever else you use. Now, Windows 95 might seem ancient and not very practical, so you might wonder what the heck could they have had in 1984 that was any bit useful? Well, quite frankly it wasn't much, but baby steps are all that count sometimes.
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Ah, the commercial that "starts it all" if you will. I can see how the design, theme, and delivery of the commercial can build up the hype for it's first commercialized product. The commercial itself is quite ambiguous and unclear what is being sold/advertised. The commercial itself looks like a trailer for a sci-fi movie. However, many could possibly see this as an ingenious marketing scheme.
ReplyDeleteI have never seen this commercial, I must have been under a rock some where in 1984. I agree that the commercial is not quite clear on what it was selling - except now we are quite familiar with the apple logo. Also, the commercial was a little creepy with all the drones sitting watching the screen. Weird.
ReplyDeleteI agree, a technology breakthrough is required to make another technology which is why without the computer, there wouldn’t be a social networking site like facebook. The computer really changed culture and how we communicate and think and just go about our normal lives. It is crazy to think about what the next break through will be!
ReplyDeleteHere I am sitting and typing on my Mac. I mean have you seen the commercials they have now?? All the computers Apple has now puts 1984 to shame. I'm sure 25 years from now the commercials will put these to shame...
ReplyDeleteThis commerical was a brilliant idea, it should how Apple wanted to break the habit and the common idea of buying a pc. Macs were known for the business use until 1984 when they started pin pointed their demographics and started selling to the general public.
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