How Ridley Scott Helped Revolutionize Computing and Change the Perception of Apple Forever

Science fiction and real-life technological breakthroughs rarely cross paths. Sure, Charlie Brooker’sBlack Mirror series has been eerily accurate at predicting the future of technology, and Stanley Kubrick’s 2001: A Space Odyssey foresaw some high-tech innovations, but few can be truly credited for such change. Indeed, the sci-fi mastermind Ridley Scott may be one of the only filmmakers who has come close to such glory, having a major role in the popularization of the Apple Macintosh personal computer at the dawn of 1984.