Apple Apple USB Keyboard (1998) vs Apple AppleDesign Keyboard

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Apple USB Keyboard (1998) compared with AppleDesign Keyboard

	AppleApple USB Keyboard (1998)	AppleAppleDesign Keyboard
Overview
Released
Released	August 1998	April 1994
Typing
Layout
Layout	Full size	Full size
Switches
Switches	Membrane	Membrane
Backlight
Backlight	None	None
Keys labelled for
Keys labelled for	Mac	Mac
Touch ID
Touch ID	No	No
Switches
Switches	Rubber dome over membrane, identified by Deskthority.	Rubber-dome mechanisms; Deskthority identifies NMB dome-with-slider and Alps membrane-dome variants of model M2980.
Layouts
Layouts	Apple documented ANSI, ISO and JIS variants. The photographed Bondi Blue example has an ISO layout.	Apple's specification lists 105 keys, including an 18-key numeric pad, 15 function keys, six editing keys and inverted-T arrows.
Special keys
Special keys	Apple documented 82 keys, including 12 function keys, a numeric keypad and four inverted-T arrow keys; a power key could turn on the iMac.	F1–F15, power-on/reset key and three lock indicator LEDs.
Connections and battery
Connects by
Connects by	Cable	Cable
Power
Power	Cable	Cable
Receiver
Receiver	–	Fixed 1.8 m cable with a four-pin Apple Desktop Bus connector, according to Apple's specification.
Works with
Works with	Designed for the 1998 iMac's USB ports; Apple's developer note says other USB keyboards could be used with the computer.	Any Apple personal computer with an ADB interface, according to Apple; TidBITS reported it bundled with the Performa 570 series from April 1994.
Design
Weight
Weight	–	1200 g
Width × depth × height
Width × depth × height	–	475 × 175 × 41 mm
Materials
Materials	Translucent Bondi Blue plastic casing with black keys on the original iMac version, documented by Museums Victoria.	Beige plastic enclosure with an adjustable keyboard slope of 6° to 12°.
Colours
Colours	Bondi Blue on the original iMac version; later iMac versions had other matching colours.	Beige; Deskthority also documents a black variant.
In the box
In the box	Supplied with the original 1998 iMac, according to Apple's iMac specification sheet.	Keyboard with attached ADB cable.