1984 Articles on TUAW - The Unofficial Apple Weblog

Macintosh intro one of the top 10 best presentations ever

by Scott McNulty (Aug 28th, 2006)

We all know that his Steveness is a master showman. His patented Reality Distortion Field often gets people to take out their wallets before he has even uncovered whatever product he is showing off. That is why it should come as no surprise that his 1984 keynote, introducing the Macintosh, made this ...

Found Footage: Steve Jobs 1984 keynote

by David Chartier (Aug 21st, 2006)

Being that this is TUAW and we're hounds for this stuff, I'm sure we've come across this footage some time ago, but I came up empty handed while traversing our archives, and even Google found nothing, so here we go: it's a blast from the past boys and girls - excerpts from Steve Jobs' 1984 ...

PodBrix 1984 set

by Scott McNulty (Jul 31st, 2006)

It has been awhile since we have heard from PodBrix, purveyors of Apple-centric LEGO creations, and now we know why. They were hard at work in their secret labs creating the 1984 playset. Immortalizing the immortal 1984 commercial in LEGOs seems a worthy addition to the PodBrix line. As usual this ...

Found Footage: We Are Apple, a 1984 Musical Montage

by Damien Barrett (May 12th, 2006)

This video was ripped from a videotape (which explains the lack of video quality) of the 1984 Apple Shareholders' meeting, where the original Macintosh was unveiled (this is unconfirmed; some are saying it was shown at the Moscone Center during the launch of the Apple IIc). Like a train wreck, I ...