Apple M0110
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| Part number | Apple M0110 |
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| Manufacturer | Apple Computer, Inc |
| Keyswitches |
Alps SKCC series Alps SKCC Lock |
| Interface | Apple proprietary (not ADB) |
| Years of production | 1984–1986 |
| Precedes | Apple M0110A |
The Apple M0110 is the keyboard that came with the original Macintosh.
Description
The keyboard did not have cursor keys. Steve Jobs purposely had left them out of the original Macintosh keyboard to encourage software developers to make software with mouse control. Following Jobs's departure, Apple released the Macintosh Plus with the Apple M0110A keyboard which does have cursor keys.
The keyboard uses Alps SKCC series switches.[1] The switches are typically, if not always, cream. Caps lock uses a latching variant of the switch with a shorter slider; the keycap contains a raised stem to compensate.[1] The keycaps are thick and tall PBT with dye-sub legends.[2]
4P4C connectors are used, but the cable is not compatible with a telephone handset cord.
A numeric keypad, the M0120, was released separately.
Variants
Apple M0110
Case removed, ANSI layout
Apple label
Alps SKCC series switches
Keycaps
PCB
Apple M0110 F
Top view
Back view
Keyboard connectors
Alps SKCC Tall Cream, notice the single black SKCC switch, possibly a replacement switch
M0110 F case profile view
M0110 F PCB
Converters
The M0110 can be used with a modern computer, using:
- Hasu's M0110 to USB converter
