Realce or A Gente Precisa Ver O Luar

As a transcendental preparation when music really began to infiltrate my skin more consistently I bumped into Gilberto Gil's music. Gil made a huge impression on me.
The first time I heard his hit single 'Realce' on the radio in 1979 I knew I was listening to something special. That's when I heard the harmonics of its modal/ cosmic disco-funk with jazz-fusion... these luminous progressions and afro-disco warmth would follow him through many subsequent tracks such as "Toda Menina Baiana", A Gente Precisa Ver O Luar", "Banda Um", "Palco", "Lente Do Amor", 'O Afoxé é' amongst many other pieces. These are only a few examples of his unusual fusion afro-brazilian-futuristic pop with esoteric and modal disco. BUT this is another Gil. Not the late 60's, early 70's pre-tropicalia, post bossa-novista. This is Gil entering the 80's as post tropicalist entity who was simultaneoulsy interested in Earth Wind & Fire, late 70's disco-funk, reggae, MPB, baladas and radiophonic pop.

In 1982 I went to see him live at the Mineirinho stadium in Belo Horizonte.
To see and hear all of these songs performed live with his huge band Banda Um changed my  understanding of sound and pop. In parallel these songs also led me to Brazilian disco, synth pop, punk funk and post punk.

I'll have my computer talk to you or my 21 st century bicycle

1984" Apple Macintosh commercial

In 1984, Riddley Scott directed a big-budget ($900,000) television commercial, "1984", to launch Apple's Macintosh computer.^[Scott filmed the advertisement in England for about $370,000; which was given a showcase airing in the US on 22 January 1984, during Super Bowl XVIII, alongside screenings in cinemas.^[ Some consider this advertisement a "watershed event" in advertising and a "masterpiece". Advertising Age placed it top of its list of the 50 greatest commercials

Steve Jobs presenting the first Mac in 1984
January 24, 1984: Apple founder Steve Jobs presented the first Macintosh computer. The Macintosh 128K.

Macintosh 1984 Promotional Video - with Bill Gates.
This is an edited version of a promotional video produced by Apple Computer in 1984 to launch the Mac. Surprisingly, Steve Jobs does NOT make an appearance in this video. It is BILL GATES that we see extolling the virtues and future of the Mac.

1981 Nightline interview with Steve Jobs

Ted Koppel, Bettina Gregory, and Ken Kashiwahara present news stories from 1981 on the relevancy of computers in every day life and how they will affect our future. Included are interviews with Apple Computer Chairman Steve Jobs and writer David Burnham.