Apple M0110

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Macintosh Keyboard

Part number	Apple M0110
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.<ref name="DT-mod" /> 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.<ref name="DT-mod" /> The keycaps are thick and tall PBT with dye-sub legends.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5IM7BTZN0BY&ab_channel=Chyrosran22</ref>

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

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  Case removed, ANSI layout
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  Apple label
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  Alps SKCC series switches
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  Keycaps
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  PCB

Apple M0110 F

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  Top view
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  Back view
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  Keyboard connectors
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  Alps SKCC Tall Cream, notice the single black SKCC switch, possibly a replacement switch
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  M0110 F case profile view
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  M0110 F PCB

Converters

The M0110 can be used with a modern computer, using:

• Hasu's M0110 to USB converter

References

<references> <ref name="DT-mod">Deskthority — The Apple M0110 Today</ref> </references>