???? – 1990retired
Apple IIc Plus
“The last Apple II — it did nothing new, but did everything it knew, one final time.”
“Alps switches, ADB ports on both sides — it left the desk with dignity”
The Apple Extended Keyboard (model M0115) arrived in 1987, sold alongside the Macintosh II and SE, and quickly became the serious typist's choice of the Mac world. Under its keycaps sat Alps Electric switches, and its Apple Desktop Bus connection offered ports on either side so you could daisy-chain a mouse or trackball. It was a keyboard built like it intended to be used hard and loved long.
In October 1990 it was retired, succeeded by the nearly identical Apple Extended Keyboard II, which added little more than adjustable height legs. The lineage stayed respectable until 1994, when Apple began shipping the AppleDesign Keyboard with rubber dome switches and a single ADB port — a quieter, cheaper successor that made the original feel even more like the good old days.
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“The last Apple II — it did nothing new, but did everything it knew, one final time.”
“No screws, no fuss, no fanfare — it just snapped together and quietly left”
“You pressed the buttons, but the show still went on without you.”