01/26/2024

Forty Years Ago, Apple Gave the World Its Most Beloved Product

Why the gift of the iMac still matters

Today, the Mac turns 40.

On Jan. 22, 1984, Apple ran what is still one of the most iconic commercials of all time. Two days later, it introduced what would become one of the world's most beloved products. It is certainly Apple's.

It's hard to express the extent to which there was a time when the Macintosh was one of the most aspirational and inspirational products there was. There's a reason Steven Levy called it "the computer that changed everything" in his 2000 book, Insanely Great. It really did change everything, both for Apple and for personal computers, as a whole.

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