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OG Cherry / Aftermarket Apple II/II+ Keyboard

Fizzgiggity posted a gorgeous aftermarket Apple II/II+ keyboard, his latest acquisition.

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Published September 15, 2022
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Solid oak case, industrial themed textured two-tone paint job, pre-standard physical layout, stepped modifiers, F0 key, etc.

As best as I can figure this is some sort of aftermarket Apple II/II+/IIe? extended external keyboard featuring Cherry solid state capacitive switches – fizzgiggity.

Looking at the dates of the chips on the board this would have been manufactured as early as 1982.

More info/pics: https://deskthority.net/viewtopic.php?f=62&t=27552

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Published on Thu 15th Sep 2022. Featured in KBD #95 (source).

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