Ukuba uyakhumbula, kwixa elidlulileyo iindaba zazipapashwa kuwo onke amajelo eendaba malunga nokubonakala kwekhibhodi engenazingcingo yeekhompyuter zeMac yiApple eyayizakuthatha indawo yaleyo ikhoyo kubandakanya nokukhanya kwakhona. Eli lizwi lasasazeka ngendlela yokuba wonke umntu ayithathe kancinci ukuvela kwayo kungekudala okanye kamva, ngenxa yayo nantoni na emfanekisweni Ivenkile yeApple kwiRiphabhlikhi yaseCzech apho ikhibhodi enezitshixo zomsebenzi ibonakala ibhekisa kukukhanyisa, ukongeza ekubuyiseleni isitshixo "Khupha" kwikona ephezulu ngasekunene lelinye laMandla.
Okwangoku amarhe malunga ukubonakala okunokwenzeka kwale keyboard ibuyela umva ngu-Apple babonakala bekhanyelwe okoko nje emva koko, khange ifike nasemva kweeyure ezingama-24, utshilo umfanekiso ususwe ukuze kufakwe enye yezitshixo kwikhibhodi esaziyo sonke.
Nangona kunjalo, ngoku amahemuhemu abuyile ngenkani, kuba kwiVenkile ekwi-Intanethi ye-Apple eMelika ixesha lokulinda lokuthumela ngebhodi yezitshixo Umgangatho ongenazingcingo usukile "kwiiyure ezingama-24 ukuHanjiswa kwaNgoko" ukuya kwiveki e-1 okanye ezi-2, ke konke oku kuphakamise ukukrokrela phakathi kwabona bakrokrisayo, ngokuyinxenye kuba iApple inokuzama ukususa yonke impahla ekhoyo ngoku egcina ikhibhodi yangoku, kuba kamva bonisa imodeli entsha enamarhe.
Khumbula ukuba ikhibhodi engenazingcingo yeApple ayitshintshanga ubukhulu becala ukusukela oko yenziwa ngokutsha apho izindlu zealuminium ngo-Agasti 2007. Emva kwexesha lafumana uhlaziyo kunye nemodeli exhasa iibhetri ezimbini ze-AA kwaye yasungulwa ngo-Okthobha u-2009, yiyo loo nto iba ikhibhodi esemgangathweni ehambisa iMac. Okokugqibela iApple ihlaziye ikhibhodi kwakhona ngo-2011 xa amaqhosha omsebenzi amatsha ongezelwe ukuBhengeza kunye neDashboard.