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The Macintosh was the original Apple Macintosh personal computer. Introduced by a single televised broadcast of the now famous US$1.5 million Ridley Scott television commercial, "1984" (which aired during the third quarter of Super Bowl XVIII on 22 January, 1984 [3]), it had a selling price of $2,495 US. Its beige case contained a 9-inch monitor and came with a keyboard and mouse. An indentation in the top of the case allowed the computer to be lifted and carried. After its successor was introduced, it was rebadged as the Macintosh 128K to differentiate it. The sales of the Macintosh were strong from its initial release and reached 72,000 on May 3, 1984; afterwards sales plummeted.