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Re: Super Bowl ads
Posted By: Juho, on host 130.233.240.97
Date: Thursday, February 1, 2001, at 02:06:28
In Reply To: Re: Super Bowl ads posted by Ferrick on Tuesday, January 30, 2001, at 09:19:53:

> > > If I don't remember terribly wrong, that commercial was originally shown in 1983, because the Mac was introduced in early 1984. However, my brother has a QuckTime (or possibly mpeg) clip of that ad. I think I'll try to put it on my site next weekend.
> >
> > That would have meant it ran during the Superbowl in January 1983, wouldn't it? Sounds too early to me.
>
> It was on January 22, 1984. The Raiders beat the Redskins in the Super Bowl that day. Apple announced the Mac to millions of people. Ridley Scott directed the commercial.
>
> Fer"I was 10"rick

I was only three at the time, and we didn't have a television then, and they don't show Super Bowls in Finland. It is good that someone remembers the date correctly.

Juho