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Silicon Valley throws a bash for Macintosh's 30th birthday On January 25, organizations will celebrate the Mac's launch with reflections from the original developing team and Ridley Scott, who directed the company's iconic "1984" commercial. On January 24, 1984, Steve Jobs, ever the showman, pulled something called a Macintosh out of a canvas bag, grabbed a 3.5-inch disk out of his jacket pocket, and with the theme from "Chariots of Fire" playing in the background, personal computing was changed. Thirty years later, Silicon Valley is commemorating the event. On January 25, All Planet Studios, the Computer History Museum, and Macworld/iWorld are throwing a bash at the Flint Center in Cupertino, Calif, where Jobs first made the announcement.