Apple USB Keyboard
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Model no. | M2452 |
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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
- ↑ usbkeyboard
- ↑ World O’ Siber Hussy & Sonic Purity — M2452 Keyboard Repair
- ↑ YouTube — Restoring Apple M2452 Keyboard