Editing NeXT non-ADB

{{infobox dkeyboard
| image name   = NeXT AAE and ABP - keyboard top.jpg
| manufacturer = NeXT, Inc., later [[NeXT Computer|NeXT Computer, Inc]]
| switch       = [[Alps SKCM Cream]]<br>[[Alps SKCM Black]]
| layouts      = ANSI
| interface    = NeXT-specific
| weight       = 
| years        = 1988-1992
| keycaps      = [[Double-shot molding]]
}}
'''NeXT non-ADB''' is a moniker given to the first generation of
[[NeXT Computer]] keyboards that had a NeXT-specific cable interface.

The successor, called [[NeXT ADB]] had the [[Apple Desktop Bus]] interface.
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==Description==
The NeXT non-ADB keyboard needed either a proper NeXT monitor or a "soundbox" that the keyboard connected to that then connected to the NeXT Cube or NeXTStation.
A mouse was connected to the keyboard via a [[Bus mouse#NeXT (non-ADB)|8-pin mini-DIN bus mouse interface]].

The following variants of this keyboard are known to exist:
#The '''ABP''' with pine [[Alps SKCM Black]] switches. Believed to the be first generation. Has a backwards-L Return key.
#The '''AAE''' with [[Alps SKCM Cream]] switches.

==Gallery==
===US-English layout===
<gallery widths="250" heights="187">
File:NeXT Non-ADB - ABP (top) and AAE (bottom) compared..jpg|NeXT Non-ADB - ABP (top) and AAE (bottom) compared
File:NeXT ABP - back case opened.jpg|NeXT ABP - back case opened PCB
File:NeXT AAE - key caps and switches.jpg|NeXT AAE - key caps and Alps SKCM Cream switches
File:NeXT Non-ADB - AAE Label.jpg|NeXT Non-ADB - AAE Label
File:NeXT Non-ADB - ABP Label.jpg|NeXT Non-ADB - ABP Label
</gallery>

===Japanese layout===
<gallery widths="250" heights="187">
File:P1070415.jpg|thumb|NeXT Japan ABS Doubleshot
File:P1070383.jpg|thumb|NeXT Japan ABS Doubleshot 2
File:P1070393.jpg|thumb|NeXT Japan ABS Doubleshot 3
File:P1080380.jpg|thumb|NeXT Japan ABS Doubleshot 4
File:P1070380.jpg|thumb|Label
</gallery>

==See also==
* [[NeXT ADB]] keyboard with Mitsumi "hybrid" key switches, except for the low-profile media keys.

==Forum threads==
*Deskthority — Photos NeXT Non-ADB keyboard [http://deskthority.net/photos-f62/next-non-adb-keyboard-t12259.html]

==External links==
*Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia - NeXT [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NeXT]

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