Talk:Apple keyboards

message: About compatability, does the apple key function as an alt key?  And what about f13-f16?
:On a Windows computer, the Alt key functions as the Alt key.  The Apple key acts as the Windows key, and F13-F16 have no default function.  I don't know anything about compatibility with other operating systems.  jd || talk || 00:28, 3 October 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Compatibility 

message: The entire criticism section is made up of unsourced and POV assertions regarding specific models of current keyboards from Apple-- nothing about the layout or Apple's keyboards in general. — RVJ 17:01, 26 April 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Original research in ephemeral criticism 

message: I think that i am going to measure the width of the new apple keyboard and put it on the page, because all that people can talk about is that the keyboard is soooo thin, so i am going to find out just how thin it is. GlassDesk (talk) 17:37, 29 November 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: For info: Leading edge: 4.5mm / Rear edge: just under 17.5mm. Keys are approx 1.8mm higher than the (completely flat) alu base plate. Height of the centre of the bottom row (modifier keys and space bar): 7.5mm / height of centre of top row (function keys): 18mm ChrisRH (talk) 23:50, 26 June 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Thinness 

message: My aluminium keyboard has keys from F1 to F19, while the text says Apple keyboards only feature up to F16.
--80.137.214.54 (talk) 14:34, 25 July 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  F-Keys 

message: I feel that it would be relevant to include in the article a mention of the tactile-feedback issue (or lack there of), the problem is that I don't see an obvious location to insert such an issue.</br>
Let me explain…   There are (at least) three types of "Legacy" keyboards:  the IBM Model M keyboard, the Northgate (OnmniKey) Keyboard and the Apple Extended II keyboard that had the distinctive "feel" to the keys.  The technology used could be either the ALPS switches or buckling-spring keyboards. </br> 
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See also: </br>
* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OmniKey_keyboard#Mechanical-switch_keyboard </br>
* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Model_M_keyboard</br>
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The issue/problem is that none, nada, zero, zip of the current day (USB) keyboards produced by Apple have this tactile feedback feature.  </br>
How would this issue be inserted into the article?
:Indented line The absolute majority of keyboards today suffer from this tactile-feedback issue. Doesn't it deserve an article of its own, or a section in a general article on keyboards. Mentioning it in all the articles regarding non-tactile keyboards seems irrational to me. 46.239.100.186 (talk) 21:49, 16 September 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Tactile feedback issue; where to insert in article??? 

message: I have an A1243 running under windows. The USB keyboard will only give 100ma to each of the 2 USB ports - some USB flash drives require more than that (and other devices, of course). Found this (supposedly from the box): "Devices that draw high power from the USB connection, such as iPod, hard drives and some flash drives, can only be used with the new keyboard when it is attached to the aluminum iMac."
Also, installing Boot Camp 3.1 drivers did not enable the volume and eject keys. 184.166.15.172 (talk) 02:15, 3 August 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: Power limitations exist with USB ports from other devices as well (e.g. other keyboards, monitors), even the ports on the computer itself might not put out enough power for certain USB peripherals. --Jtalledo (talk) 10:43, 3 August 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Power limitations 

message: It feels really silly to discuss the peculiarities of the french canadian version of the keyboard, when all kinds of international versions of the keyboard exist - many with quirks of their own. What mandates that the French Canadian version gets this kind of special treatment?
46.239.100.186 (talk) 16:02, 16 September 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  International versions 

message: The article text states that the Apple Desktop Bus keyboard retains the keyboard layout from the Mac Plus keyboard, but the images show two completely different layouts. The ADB keyboard adds an Esc key, and many of the other keys are moved around. My (perhaps unreliable) memory agrees with the images - the keyboard changed significantly between the Plus and the SE.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 83.248.253.153 (talk) 09:34, 28 September 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Keyboard layout change after Plus 

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message: Can someone add to the article when this change took place? The last mention of the long-standing tradition of putting the Apple logo on "Command" is this sentence about a 2007 keyboard model: "By the time that Apple discontinued the external use of ADB, the legacy practice of including the Apple symbol on the Command key had stuck." And yet, as far as I'm aware, no modern Apple keyboards have the Apple logo on them. None of my Mac models from 2011 onward have the logo on their keyboards. Can someone pinpoint when this change occurred? --Iritscen (talk) 14:21, 7 February 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  Removal of Apple logo from Command key 

message: As of today, the article Keyboard technology has nothing specific to say about the underlying hardware technology of Apple keyboards. I have just excerpted the lead of this article as a place-holder for now. If anyone has done a tear-down and found anything exceptional, please feel free to improve/develop/delete. --John Maynard Friedman (talk) 12:25, 14 March 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  Underlying hardware technology 

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The result of the move request was: moved. (closed by non-admin page mover) ~ Aseleste (t, e | c, l) 11:50, 27 May 2021 (UTC)
replies: text: Apple Keyboard →  – Apple doesn't use the name "Apple Keyboard" anymore (the only keyboard they currently retail is the Magic Keyboard) so keyboard should be lower-case, as it is a common noun, and plural. When Apple refers to multiple keyboards, keyboard is lower case. See also: Apple Mouse. Shivertimbers433 (talk) 16:37, 8 May 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  Requested move 8 May 2021