Apple Keyboard History ⌨

By Xah Lee. Date: . Last updated: .

Apple IIe, 1983

Apple IIe keyboard
Apple IIe. (img src http://www.vectronicsappleworld.com/collection/appleiiplatinum.html)

Macintosh Keyboard (M0110) (year 1984)

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Macintosh Keyboard (M0110) (year 1984)

Apple Extended Keyboard (1987)

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Apple extended keyboard 1 1987, German layout. [image source http://www.mauseum.net/Tastatura/ ]

Apple Extended Keyboard II (1990)

The Apple extended keyboard II. This is the best Apple keyboard at the time, i used for many years around 1992 to 1994.

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Apple extended keyboard 1987 4000×3000 [image source https://www.reddit.com/r/MechanicalKeyboards/comments/8onwod/facebook_market_find_an_almost_brand_new_apple/]

Apple Adjustable Keyboard 1993

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Apple Adjustable Keyboard 1993

Apple USB keyboard (M2452), 1999. (Bondi Blue iMac)

I used Apple's computer from 1991 to 2009. Have used all their keyboards (except the aluminum flat of ~2008.)

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Apple USB keyboard (M2452), 1999. This is the first usb keyboard from Apple, introduced with Bondi Blue iMac.
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Apple USB keyboard (M2452), 1999. [image source https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/apple-aluminium-wired-keyboard-and-older-ones-miss-em.2119901/page-2]

Apple Pro Keyboard (M7803), 2000

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Apple Pro Keyboard M7803, French Canadian layout. Year 2000. [image source https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/apple-aluminium-wired-keyboard-and-older-ones-miss-em.2119901/page-2]

Apple Pro Keyboard (A1048), 2003

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Apple pro keyboard (A1048), German layout. image source

Apple Pro Keyboard (A1243), 2007

Apple iMac Keyboard A1243
Apple's full Keyboard (A1243). Year 2007. Apple keyboard 3873×1105 image source

Apple keyboard (A1242), 2009

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Apple keyboard (A1242), year 2009. Apple keyboard In this model, the left and right ⌘ command keys are symmetrically placed with respect to F and J keys. [image source ]

Apple Wireless Keyboard

There are 4 versions:

  1. (A1016) M9270LL/A (4 batteries), 2005
  2. (A1255) MB167LL/A (3 batteries), 2007
  3. (A1314) MC184LL/A (2 batteries), 2009
  4. (A1314) MC184LL/B (2 batteries), 2011
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Apple wireless keyboard aluminum 2007 image source

Apple Magic Keyboard, 2015

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Apple Magic Keyboard with Numeric Keypad, traditional Chinese layout. image source

2015 Apple Laptop Keyboard

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2015 Macbook Pro keyboard
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Macbook Keyboard 2015. MacBook Pro

Note, there's no {Page Up, Page Down, Home, End, ⌦ Delete} keys. [see Evolution of Laptop Keyboards, No More Page Up/Down Keys!]

Apple Keyboard History

Apple Keyboard Evolution 1983-2015 Part 1
Apple Keyboard Evolution 1983-2015 Part 2

Apple/Mac Keyboard Topic

  1. Mac: Keyboard/Automation Tools
  2. Mac: Swap Control, Caps Lock, Option, Command Keys
  3. Mac: How to Change Keybinding
  4. Mac Keyboard Viewer and Unicode
  5. Mac: How to Switch to Dvorak Keyboard Layout
  6. Mac: Hover to Switch Window
  7. Mac Keyboard Shortcuts
  8. Apple Keyboards ⌨
  9. Apple Keyboard History ⌨
  10. Difference Between Apple and PC keyboards
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