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Apple's iconic '1984' Super Bowl ad aired 40 years ago this week; how it almost didn't happen - 9to5Mac
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Apple's iconic '1984' Super Bowl ad aired 40 years ago this week; how it almost didn't happen - 9to5Mac
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The University of Notre Dame Class of 1969 Blog: “1984”—An Inside Look at the Birth of a Super, Super Bowl Ad by Greg Helm '69
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