Editing ABT The KeyPad

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{{infobox dkeyboard
| image name   = ABT keypad -- top.jpg
| manufacturer = [[ABT]]
| switch       = [[Datanetics DC-50 series]]
| interface    = Uncertain
| dimensions   = 3.4 x 6.3 x 1.5 inches (W-L-H)
| weight       = Less than 14 oz.
| introduced   = 1980?
| years        = 
| precedes     = 
}}

'''The KeyPad™''' from [[ABT]] is a [[numeric keypad]] for the Apple II/II+ (Europlus) computers. It uses Datanetics DC-50 series switches.

==Installation==
The KeyPad does not connect into the back of the computer. Instead, the owner is required to solder a D-subminiature DE-9 socket onto a [[PCB]] inside the computer, into which the keypad can then be connected. This arrangement is depicted below. The keyboard cable can then be run through one of the expansion card slots.

==Gallery==
The keypad depicted below exactly matches the Model B shown at the Apple II Documentation Project. The difference between the Model A and Model B is not known.

<gallery widths=250 heights=187>
File:ABT keypad -- top.jpg
File:ABT keypad -- keycaps removed.jpg
File:ABT keypad -- rear label.jpg
File:ABT keypad -- connected.jpg
File:ABT keypad -- connection.jpg
</gallery>

==Documentation==
*[[:File:ABT The KeyPad Model B Installation & Warranty.pdf|ABT The KeyPad Model B Installation & Warranty]]

==Memorable quotes==
"''... [The KeyPad] is '''easily''' attached to any APPLE II computer which it matches in color and form.''" (advertising)

==External links==
* Nightfall Blog — [http://www.nightfallcrew.com/23/03/2014/apple-iiii-europlus-abt-inc-numeric-keypad/ Apple II/II+ (Europlus) ABT Inc. Numeric Keypad]
* Apple II Documentation Project — [http://mirrors.apple2.org.za/Apple%20II%20Documentation%20Project/Peripherals/Digitizers/ABT%20The%20Keypad%20Model%20B/ ABT The Keypad Model B]
* Internet Archive — [https://archive.org/stream/TNM_KeyPad_data_entry_pad_for_Apple_II_computer_-_20171206_0049#page/n0/mode/2up Product advertising] (click the image, the right arrow or use cursor-right for the next page)

[[Category:ABT keyboards]]
[[Category:Keyboards with Datanetics switches]]
[[Category:Numeric keypads]]
[[Category:List of all keyboards]]