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Apple Adjustable Keyboard

Developer	Apple Computer
Type	Ergonomic QWERTY keyboard
Release date	1993 (1993)
Introductory price	US$219 (equivalent to $461.91 in 2023)

The Apple Adjustable Keyboard is an ergonomic keyboard introduced by Apple Computer, Inc. in 1993 for the Macintosh family of personal computers. The keyboard attaches to the computer via the Apple Desktop Bus port. The last Apple computer released compatible with this keyboard without using a USB to ADB adapter was the Power Macintosh G3 (Blue and White), as it was the last one with the Apple Desktop Bus.

The Apple Adjustable Keyboard came with contoured plastic wrist rests, and a separate keypad with function keys and arrow keys. This was the third and last time Apple offered a separate numeric keypad. Unlike its predecessors, it was not sold separately. The keyboard also included volume buttons and a record button on the right side of the keyboard.

It was hinged at the top, allowing the user to adjust the angle between the right and left sides of the keyboard. The split came between the key pairs: 5/6, T/Y, G/H, and B/N. The space bar floated midway between the two parts.

The keyboard uses Alps SKFS switches, which provide tactile feedback with a slightly "clicky" feel.

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Apple hardware before 1998

Computers

Apple II	I II II Plus IIe IIc IIc Plus IIGS III
Compact Macintosh	128K 512K 512Ke Plus SE SE/30 Classic Classic II Color Classic
Macintosh II	II IIx IIcx IIci IIfx IIsi IIvi IIvx
Macintosh LC	LC LC II LC III LC 500 series Macintosh TV
Macintosh Quadra	700 900 950 800 840AV 600 series 610 650 660AV 605 630
PowerBook	68k-based PowerBooks 100 series 100 140 170 160 180 150 190 Duo 210 230 500 series PowerPC-based PowerBooks 5300 1400 3400c 2400c G3
Power Macintosh	4400 and 7220 5000 series 5200 LC and 5300 LC 5260 5400 5500 6000 series 6100 6200 and 6300 6400 6500 7000 series 7100 7200 and 8200 7300 7500 7600 8000 series 8100 8500 8600 9000 series 9500 9600 Power Macintosh G3
Miscellaneous	Apple Lisa Big Mac and Baby Mac (cancelled) Macintosh XL Macintosh Portable Macintosh Performa Macintosh Centris Apple IIe Card (Macintosh PDS) Macintosh Processor Upgrade Card Apple Workgroup Server 9150 Apple Network Server Twentieth Anniversary Macintosh

Peripherals

Displays	Monitor II Monitor III AudioVision 14
External drives	Disk II FileWare Macintosh ProFile Hard Disk 20 Hard Disk 20SC AppleCD PowerCD Tape Drive 40SC
Input devices	Keyboard Desktop Bus Extended Keyboard Adjustable Keyboard Mouse and other pointing devices Scanner QuickTake
Networking	Apple II serial cards LocalTalk Apple Communication Slot GeoPort
Printers	Silentype Dot Matrix Printer Daisy Wheel Printer ImageWriter LaserWriter 410 Color Plotter Color LaserWriter StyleWriter
Newton	MessagePad eMate 300
Other	Interactive Television Box Mac NC Paladin Pippin Bandai W.A.L.T.

See also template: Apple hardware since 1998

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