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geekhack Marketplace => Great Finds => Topic started by: keymaster on Mon, 01 July 2013, 09:05:22

Title: Vintage Apple Ergonomic Adjustable Keyboard ($20 eBay)
Post by: keymaster on Mon, 01 July 2013, 09:05:22

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Apple-M1242-ADB-Ergonomic-Adjustable-Keyboard-extras-VERY-GOOD-/261238330951

I'd buy it myself, but I'd feel bad knowing that it would just sit in the closet and not get any use. I'm sure someone here can put it to good use. :)

Title: Re: Vintage Apple Ergonomic Adjustable Keyboard ($20 eBay)
Post by: fohat.digs on Mon, 01 July 2013, 09:14:54

Somebody should jump on this. I would buy it just to flip it for a profit, but an Apple fan should have it.

Title: Re: Vintage Apple Ergonomic Adjustable Keyboard ($20 eBay)
Post by: remedyhalopc on Mon, 01 July 2013, 09:51:25

I'd love to have this with my Hackintosh, but what would it take to get it running and is it rubber dome?

Title: Re: Vintage Apple Ergonomic Adjustable Keyboard ($20 eBay)
Post by: CommunistWitchDr on Mon, 01 July 2013, 10:06:42

Quote from: remedyhalopc on Mon, 01 July 2013, 09:51:25

I'd love to have this with my Hackintosh, but what would it take to get it running and is it rubber dome?

You need an adb to usb converter, which can be had for ~$20. The board is alps, unsure what kind.

Title: Re: Vintage Apple Ergonomic Adjustable Keyboard ($20 eBay)
Post by: jwaz on Mon, 01 July 2013, 12:30:45

Quote from: CommunistWitchDr on Mon, 01 July 2013, 10:06:42

Quote from: remedyhalopc on Mon, 01 July 2013, 09:51:25

I'd love to have this with my Hackintosh, but what would it take to get it running and is it rubber dome?

You need an adb to usb converter, which can be had for ~$20. The board is alps, unsure what kind.

These are rubber domes IIRC

Title: Re: Vintage Apple Ergonomic Adjustable Keyboard ($20 eBay)
Post by: TheFlyingRaccoon on Mon, 01 July 2013, 13:29:50

Quote from: JesuswasaZombie on Mon, 01 July 2013, 12:30:45

Quote from: CommunistWitchDr on Mon, 01 July 2013, 10:06:42

Quote from: remedyhalopc on Mon, 01 July 2013, 09:51:25

I'd love to have this with my Hackintosh, but what would it take to get it running and is it rubber dome?

You need an adb to usb converter, which can be had for ~$20. The board is alps, unsure what kind.

These are rubber domes IIRC

Nope! They are low-profile Alps switches. They feel light and have a large tactile bump.
(http://i.imgur.com/2Ir7f1P.jpg)

Title: Re: Vintage Apple Ergonomic Adjustable Keyboard ($20 eBay)
Post by: jwaz on Mon, 01 July 2013, 13:47:11

Quote from: TheFlyingRaccoon on Mon, 01 July 2013, 13:29:50

Quote from: JesuswasaZombie on Mon, 01 July 2013, 12:30:45

Quote from: CommunistWitchDr on Mon, 01 July 2013, 10:06:42

Quote from: remedyhalopc on Mon, 01 July 2013, 09:51:25

I'd love to have this with my Hackintosh, but what would it take to get it running and is it rubber dome?

You need an adb to usb converter, which can be had for ~$20. The board is alps, unsure what kind.

These are rubber domes IIRC

Nope! They are low-profile Alps switches. They feel light and have a large tactile bump.

Show Image

(http://i.imgur.com/2Ir7f1P.jpg)

That's a rubber dome, I just ripped one apart I found at an ecycler. The slider just looks similar to an Alps style one.
Let me see if I have pics left of the tear down.

Title: Re: Vintage Apple Ergonomic Adjustable Keyboard ($20 eBay)
Post by: TheFlyingRaccoon on Mon, 01 July 2013, 13:54:28

Quote from: JesuswasaZombie on Mon, 01 July 2013, 13:47:11

Quote from: TheFlyingRaccoon on Mon, 01 July 2013, 13:29:50

Quote from: JesuswasaZombie on Mon, 01 July 2013, 12:30:45

Quote from: CommunistWitchDr on Mon, 01 July 2013, 10:06:42

Quote from: remedyhalopc on Mon, 01 July 2013, 09:51:25

I'd love to have this with my Hackintosh, but what would it take to get it running and is it rubber dome?

You need an adb to usb converter, which can be had for ~$20. The board is alps, unsure what kind.

These are rubber domes IIRC

Nope! They are low-profile Alps switches. They feel light and have a large tactile bump.

Show Image

(http://i.imgur.com/2Ir7f1P.jpg)

That's a rubber dome, I just ripped one apart I found at an ecycler. The slider just looks similar to an Alps style one.
Let me see if I have pics left of the tear down.

Wow, please post pictures! However it has Alps labeled on the switch. Very confusing

Title: Re: Vintage Apple Ergonomic Adjustable Keyboard ($20 eBay)
Post by: jwaz on Mon, 01 July 2013, 13:56:56

Maybe mine was a different version? That's odd. I remember being really bummed when I took it apart that it wasn't mechanical.

Title: Re: Vintage Apple Ergonomic Adjustable Keyboard ($20 eBay)
Post by: Findecanor on Mon, 01 July 2013, 17:36:29

A variant of the Apple Adjustable Keyboard being rubber dome? Really?
Are you sure that you are not confusing it with some other keyboard?

The AppleDesign Keyboard (http://deskthority.net/wiki/AppleDesign_Keyboard)s that succeeded the AEKII are rubber dome. One variant even has Alps-mounted keycaps.

Earlier models of the split and tented (but not adjustable) DataDesk SmartBoard (http://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=18592.0) had Alps switches but later models had Alps-compatible sliders on rubber domes. There were both PC/Windows and Mac versions of the SmartBoard. It was not a Mac version with rubber domes that you found?