{"id":6159,"date":"2010-07-19T12:53:41","date_gmt":"2010-07-19T17:53:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/?p=6159"},"modified":"2014-05-22T13:37:04","modified_gmt":"2014-05-22T18:37:04","slug":"have-you-seen-these-vintage-apple-commercials","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/6159-have-you-seen-these-vintage-apple-commercials\/","title":{"rendered":"Have you seen these vintage Apple commercials?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-6160\" title=\"1984commercial\" src=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/1984commercial.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"236\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/1984commercial.png 300w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/1984commercial-153x120.png 153w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/1984commercial-284x223.png 284w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/1984commercial-190x149.png 190w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>Apple, <a href=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/5911-opinion-of-iphone-4-is-high-its-reception-not-so-much\">for some reason<\/a>, has been <a href=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/6133-iphone-4-antenna-issue\u2026overblown-or-toyotaesque\">in the headlines lately<\/a>, so we weren&#8217;t all that surprised to find\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/mashable.com\/2010\/07\/17\/vintage-apple-ads\/?utm_source=feedburner&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Mashable+%28Mashable%29\">this collection of ten vintage Apple TV commercials<\/a> over at Mashable. Besides, we thought, maybe a trip down memory lane would be good for all parties.<\/p>\n<p>It might even help jog my memory&#8230; geez&#8230; I can remember seeing some of these for the first time and how much I wanted to emulate their ad style. The message was never was about the specs&#8230;it was always about what a Mac (and yes, even the II&#8217;s!) let you do. Well&#8230; that and some pretty bad 80&#8217;s hair styles&#8230;although the cameo by Kevin Costner makes him look timeless.<\/p>\n<p>So enjoy what ends up being like a visit with an old friend. Despite some time apart, you settle into a comfortable familiarity and feel a sense of contentment afterward.<\/p>\n<p>Of course, if you&#8217;re feeling extra nostalgic, be sure to check the &#8220;Other Goodies&#8221; section of the <a href=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/3429-attention-mac-freeware-shareware-authors-and-anybody-else-who-likes-independent-software\">Shareware Collection<\/a> that can be found on <a href=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/shop\/firewire\/\">every OWC and NewerTech external storage solution<\/a>. In there, you&#8217;ll find a large selection of other Apple commercials, ranging from &#8220;1984&#8221; through the &#8220;Get a Mac&#8221; series.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Apple, for some reason, has been in the headlines lately, so we weren&#8217;t all that surprised to find\u00a0this collection of ten vintage Apple TV commercials over at Mashable. Besides, we thought, maybe a trip down memory lane would be good for all parties. 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