AEK II

Bainbridge Island

Refurbishing my second recent Apple Extended Keyboard II.

I planned to write a ton about my slightly ridiculous love for this one keyboard in a world that focuses on and celebrates newer Apple computers that come with attractively designed keyboards that are consistently less than excellent.

In my view, newer Apple keyboards are “designed” to be sure, but are not enjoyable to use. I think using an older piece of equipment that was designed with ergonomics as a more important factor is truer design.

I may write about this more.

Apple Extended Keyboard II (M3501), fully buffed and cleaned!

An older A1048 Apple keyboard, mostly cleaned.

A much older M0110 keyboard that has only lightly been cleaned, but might need a thorough going through at some point.

And here’s an interesting video about the keyboard:

https://youtube.com/watch?v=huCdi0bljgk

For now, I’ve spent a little energy trying to recreate a bit of this keyboard’s aesthetic with newer materials, and you can read the simple write up from last month here:

lukedorny.com/articles/extended-rabbits