Behold the best tech ad in Super Bowl history: Apple's "1984" ad, which cost $1.6 million to make and run, and only aired nationally once. The following nine ads, while perhaps not as iconic, are all fascinating in how they seek to make the mysteries of tech compelling to the masses.

  • Apple's "1984" ad

  • Monster.com from 1999

  • CareerBuilder.com from 2005

  • GoDaddy from 2005

  • Xerox from 1977

  • E*Trade from 1999

  • Pets.com from 2000

  • Computer.com from 2000

  • SalesGenie.com from 2007

  • OurBeginnings in 2000