AppleDesign Keyboard
A full-size Apple Desktop Bus keyboard with function, editing and numeric key groups.
Model history · 3 models, 1987–1994
- 1987Apple Keyboard (M0116)Compare
- 1990Apple Keyboard IICompare
- 1994AppleDesign Keyboard
- Layout
- Full size
- Switches
- Membrane
- Backlight
- None
- Battery
- –
- Connects by
- Cable
- Weight
- 1200 g
Specifications
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- Layout
- Full size
- Switches
- Membrane
- Backlight
- None
- Keys labelled for
- Mac
- Touch ID
- No
- Switches
- Rubber-dome mechanisms; Deskthority identifies NMB dome-with-slider and Alps membrane-dome variants of model M2980.
- Layouts
- Apple's specification lists 105 keys, including an 18-key numeric pad, 15 function keys, six editing keys and inverted-T arrows.
- Special keys
- F1–F15, power-on/reset key and three lock indicator LEDs.
Connections and battery
- Connects by
- Cable
- Power
- Cable
- Receiver
- Fixed 1.8 m cable with a four-pin Apple Desktop Bus connector, according to Apple's specification.
- Works with
- 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
- 1200 g
- Width × depth × height
- 475 × 175 × 41 mm
- Materials
- Beige plastic enclosure with an adjustable keyboard slope of 6° to 12°.
- Colours
- Beige; Deskthority also documents a black variant.
- In the box
- Keyboard with attached ADB cable.
Pros and cons
Pros
- Full 105-key layout
- Adjustable typing angle
- Integrated function-key and numeric sections
Cons
- Requires an Apple Desktop Bus connection
- No backlight or wireless connection
Closest rivals
Model | Layout | Switches | Backlight | Battery | Connects by | Weight | Released |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full size | Membrane | None | – | Cable | – | Aug 1998 | |
| Full size | Membrane | None | – | Cable | 890 g | 1990 | |
| Full size | Membrane | None | – | Cable | – | Jul 2000 |
Previous model: Apple Keyboard II.
Sources
- savagetaylor.com/TIL/TIL15984.pdf
- tidbits.com/1994/07/25/new-display-new-keyboard
- deskthority.net/wiki/AppleDesign_Keyboard
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