Today is the anniversary of the Apple Extended Keyboard II, one of the best keyboards for Mac

From time to time it is appropriate to look back, to know the Apple products that have changed history. We go back to 1990, when the iPhone didn't even exist. Apple reserved today, the patent for the Apple Extended Keyboard II. As Apple has been getting used to, it would be a revolution. To such an extent, that to this day, many maqueros continue to use this keyboard. And it is not nostalgia. In the era of keys with a very reduced travel, as an example the keyboard of the latest Apple laptops, many users still prefer a mechanical keyboard.

When the Apple Extended Keyboard II was made with the perfect formula: time passed and the keyboard was like the first day, typing feeling was perfect and accompanying the keys, click-clack, sounded like heavenly music. At that time, computers were half prepared, and most made efforts to count among their configurations, with the Apple keyboard. Today, it can be used thanks to an adapter to convert the keyboard output to USB.

For many, it is one of the best keyboards in the history of Apple. At this point you may think that the keyboard was created by Steve Jobs himself. Well, in this case, it was not. Jobs was against the extended keyboards, that began to be manufactured in 1987. In that same year, Jobs left Apple after the internal fight with the CEO John Sculley. Steve Jobs had opted for keyboards in true Apple style, without arrows or symbols. We do not know if he would be a supporter of the Touch Bar today.

But this Apple keyboard was designed for success. Had premium components. The precision at the time of writing did not leave you indifferent. Practically each note sounded something different, being able to identify them. Also, for many, the backspace was exactly what they wanted.

For the nostalgic, it brought news that are still remembered today. Capital letters stayed halfway when you pressed them, which made it possible to immediately recognize if you were writing in capital letters. It also brought an extendable foot on its base, unlike its predecessor, adjusting it in height.

Ultimately, the keyboard did not leave us indifferent and today we remember it as it deserves.