• 1987

Hardware Description

The Apple Extended Keyboard is a keyboard that was first sold separately alongside the Macintosh II and SE.Later the Apple Extended Keyboard II prepackaged with Apple Professional Desktops during the early 1990s (starting with the Macintosh IIsi in October 1990). These keyboards are widely considered by enthusiasts to represent the golden era of Macintosh Keyboards and are fondly remembered by many. Retrospective articles credit the success of the product to a combination of sound, feel and durability.