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'''Apple USB Keyboard''' was Apple's first USB keyboard, introduced in 1998 with the iMac.
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'''Apple USB Keyboard''' was Apple's first USB keyboard, introduced in 1998 with the first iMac.
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This was Apple's last keyboard with a [[Power button]]. It introduced the shrunk [[cursor keys]] that have become common on compact Macintosh keyboards ever since.
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There are [[Help key|Help]], [[Home key|Home]] and [[Nav cluster#Page up and Page Down|Page
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Up/Down]] keys above the numeric keypad. There is however no [[Eject key]] as the iMac's it came bundled with did have an Eject button on the optical drive.
  
 
==Versions==
 
==Versions==

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Apple USB Keyboard
Model no. M2452
Branding Apple
Manufacturer Alps, Mitsumi
Features 2-port USB hub
Keyswitches Alps membrane dome
Mitsumi KEK Type?
Interface USB
Precedes Apple Pro Keyboard
Supersedes AppleDesign Keyboard

Apple USB Keyboard was Apple's first USB keyboard, introduced in 1998 with the first iMac.

This was Apple's last keyboard with a Power button. It introduced the shrunk cursor keys that have become common on compact Macintosh keyboards ever since.

There are Help, Home and Page Up/Down keys above the numeric keypad. There is however no Eject key as the iMac's it came bundled with did have an Eject button on the optical drive.

Versions

A version made by Alps is confirmed.[1] The membrane code is 54AAA0254A.[2]

There is also a version that appears to be Mitsumi KEK Type.[3]

Both versions are rubber dome over membrane.

Logitech has also been rumoured to be a manufacturer of a variation.

References

  1. usbkeyboard
  2. World O’ Siber Hussy & Sonic Purity — M2452 Keyboard Repair
  3. YouTube — Restoring Apple M2452 Keyboard