The day I wrote that comment I had just encountered a stupid person who claims to know all about Tetris and she really didn’t help it I could play Tetris on a old apple keyboard it’s tricky but you get used to it
People: "I like the feeling of mechanical switches" Manufacturers: "So let's use rubber domes instead" People: "I like how the keys travel" Manufacturers: "So let's make them ultra flat, or replace with a touch screen"
You forgot the Apple Extended Keyboard which came out in 1990, it's probably the best keyboard Apple ever made, is large, feels good, types good, has a detachable ADB connector for both mouse and to the computer, is fully mechanical, and is just all around a great keyboard worth using if you have the space (it's BIG, even bigger then most IBM keyboards at the time though not quite as heavy).
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It came out in 87 with the Mac II. In 1990, you got the AEK *II*.
What ever happened with the caps lock key actually locking? Feel like that could have been something to continue until today. As for the plastic tab that comes off on the extra keypad to the Adjustable Keyboard, it was probably there to keep the user from rubbing out the printed text right next to the buttons. As I assume that the Function key are just printed on to the case.
@@Weensx You're a muppet. With the Caps LOCK key staying LOCKED down, it's obvious whether it's on or off, even to blind users. I would much rather have a Caps Lock key like that than the trash we have today. My Thinkpad doesn't even have an LED for Caps Lock. Lots of keyboards just have that 3 LED top right config for lock indicators, too, far away from the actual keys they represent. That's annoying. There are still lots of locking/telescope buttons, even in pens. Just because you can't see the utility doesn't mean it's "s..p.d and annoying."
You left off my favorite Apple keyboard ever, the Apple Extended Keyboard II. I still use the two I own with that ADB/USB adapter. You also left off its predecessor, the Apple Extended Keyboard, which is truly HUGE; it came out about the time of the Mac SE and Mac II. They have all the keys that the "pros" wanted, plus the keys are "mechanical," unlike the later "squishy" Apple Design keyboard (which is on your list).
Cool. I discovered this channel around 2017, I think, so it’s fun to see an early 8-Bit video. Just like Apple keyboards, you’re getting better and better over time! Thanks for all the hard work!
Interesting video. The early ones really don't look that bad, though a bit unusual in comparison to modern equipment. Do you have any intention of softening up your studio space at all, it really sounds like a basement. Carpet, and some acoustic tiles on the ceiling would go a long way towards cleaning up the audio. Thanks for the vid.
I have sound deadening foam on pretty much every surface that is not visible by the camera. However, I went the cheap route and got foam that was meant for packing. It does have the little "fingers" or whatever, but the foam is only 2 inches thick and I think I should have gotten 4-inch.
I'm wondering what it sounded like before adding that. I would have thought that even thin foam would have done the trick. I was mainly hearing an echo when you were having other people comment on the keyboards. They were in a corner behind your desk. It may just have been that corner causing the issue. I guess I don't know what you could do that wouldn't change the look of your set. Do you have carpeting on the floor?
Scott M - It sounded like a cave before. Yes, I have carpet in there but it is thin commercial carpet. I have considered ripping that out and putting in thicker, plush carpet.
The iBookGuy That may help. The only other thing you might do is to hang drapes on the walls behind the desk. I don't know if you want to cover up the equipment and shelves though. Seriously though, the sound certainly isn't going to stop anyone from watching your videos. In your intro, I actually like the way the echo interacts with the clacking of the keyboard. Well, I'm off to continue mowing...wet grass and all. What fun! Regards; Scotty
Very cool! I remember about a third of these keyboard from Public School in the 90's. My school system was heavily invested in Apple hardware, we definitely had almost all of these over time. Thanks for doing these retro videos to learn in retrospect the names & time periods of all the hardware
I like the grumpy guy with the musical hearing, like first he describes the first keyboard as having an echo, then occasionally he mentions how he doesn't like the sound and that a big let down for him. He's attatude thought, pretty funny!
Not sure why I didn't notice this video before, but you are missing a few key things: The Apple Extended Keyboard an Extended Keyboard II - they line up in time with the "Apple Keyboard" and the "Apple Keyboard II" ADB keyboards; but are "full size" with inverted T arrows, F-keys, etc. Plus, you're missing the add-on numeric keypad for the original Macintosh keyboard, the Macintosh Plus keyboard (used the same RJ-11 jack, but had the numeric keypad in the unit,) and the Adjustable Keyboard's add-on numeric keypad!
The control in inverted with the capslock is useful because it's closer to the keys you combine it with, while capslock don't need to be close as it's not used for combinations.
No mention of the Apple Extended Keyboard I/II? That's a huge letdown David :(. I think they were the best keyboards apple has ever made, and they had a close to standard layout (aside from one less modifier key to the lower right of the alpha keys) which would've taken away most of your friend's qualms about the weird arrow keys.
The plastic overlay on external keypad is almost certainly to fit a paper overlay under, listing what the function keys do (in the current application). A lot of older keyboards have it; I'm surprised you didn't recognize it.
Yup, even today some commercial keyboards are sold with translucent caps over the normal keycaps so they could be labelled or "relegended" as it says in the manual.
According to this video, there are 4 types of people: 1. The pessimist (The guy who hates every keyboard, no offense) 2. The optimist (The guy who loves every keyboard) 3. The neutral (The guy that doesn't say much, doesn't really like nor dislike the keyboards) 4. The couple (The guy with the woman) 😂
You don't need the PS/2 adapter on most motherboards. Even my brand new Gaming branded motherboard still has a PS/2 Port because sometimes USB keyboards don't like to work in the BIOS, and a PS/2 keyboard can save you. Also, for people who want N-key rollover, the PS/2 port allows many keys to be pressed at once, not 3 or 8 like you'd get over USB.
+Llama Likes Gaming - There were no PS/2 keyboards shown in this video. Those were ADB. The connector is similar, but slightly different... as is the electrical characteristics.
+Sheldetin you can convert them to USB easily with a $15 Teensy 2.0 board, and ADB is the same pin configuration as S-Video github.com/tmk/tmk_keyboard
+THEtechknight This! And (IMO) the Apple Extended I & II were best Apple keyboards, at that! Showing a history of Apple keyboards but missing the best ones is a very disappointing and a depressingly incomplete survey of keyboards. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_Extended_Keyboard
You missed the Apple Extended Keyboard and the Extended II. If the space bar on my Extended II wasn't broken, I'd still be using it today. They came with the Macintosh II and Mac SE, and they're wonderful.
I bought an AEK off Craigslist years ago to use with an old Mac. It had a bad space bar as well. Turns out it was just a piece of spring-loaded metal that came out of its clip under the space bar. I popped it back in, and it worked great. I'm using a Matias Tactile Pro now, but aside from having the option characters printed on the keycaps, I still prefer the AEK.
Theres' nothing weird about having capslock key in the unusual place. Many terminal keyboards were designed that way. I love the location of original Apple II and the old keyboard where the Control key is switched with Caps Lock. For computer professionals and programmers (especially for those who accesses Control key often), this is a must. Many modern gamer/programmer keyboard (i.e. HHKB, etc) allows this. My Leopold mechanical keyboard does this as well.
your voice and videos are so soothing, light and relaxing, as well as often fascinating and educational! keep doin what you do. thanks for the relaxation :) helps my anxiety
Mechanical switches are very modern and are still used in gaming keyboards and mice. If you weren't such an apple fan you would realize that there are constant innovations to mechanical switches today
From no angle he is a fanboy, he's completely reasonable with all available technologies, and acknowledge them for what they are, as long as he's familiar with them. You, on the other hand, are clearly a very butthurt Windows fanboy. Did any of his videos touch a nerve or two, perhaps?
Funny you mention that, because some of the mechanical switches used in AEK1 for example, are extremely sought after these days because of how good they are. Many nice switches have come to exist very very recently, but ones used in the 80s often find a lot of appreciation these days too.
How much ever you diss these keyboards, they were always treated good and well received when new in the 80s and 90s or the 00s and people used them daily.
I love the keyboards that make the good-n-proper “Click clack” sound. Also, my Laptop is so ancient, it doesn’t have a keypad, and it has a cylinder for volume.
I like the "weird' caps lock position. For me, I rarely ever use that key, it's quite pointless to put it to an easily accessable place. On my laptop I have it switched caps lock with the escape key, to make using VIM more comfortable while coding. I also like to switch the ctrl with the caps lock when using Emacs. The ctrl in it's standard position can really hurt the fingers when using it a lot in emacs.
Thank you! I really don't know why Caps Lock is where it is on a modern keyboard. It really doesn't make sense. Control is much more important and useful.
The plastic cover on the keypad is your standard shield for mapping labeling. Like on old phones, pop off the plastic, drop in a scrap of paper with extension names and numbers...
Extended II might be the best keyboard ever made. This video may be a misdirection conspiracy to protect the recycling shop inventory of them for the real enthusiasts.
Bought a Mac a few years ago, had a hard time getting used to it so I returned it. This was a nice trip down memory lane. Question: Why do you not offer a "Card" linking to Part 2? Cheers
wait. Swapping control and caps lock (which also occurred on certain early PC keyboards, probably the Model F) or choosing other spots for esc, could be seen as a symptom of the times and very understandable. Putting CURSOR keys, the most used ones BY FAR, in whatever scrambled place the designer cut for them at the last minute, which happened A LOT on the micros and even on some "creative" arrangements of stupid early 2000s keyboards, well, THAT is BLASPHEMY. Horrific, and against all rational thinking. I can see a cross pattern rather than the inverted T, but like that, or even worse, with a pair or all four the directional functions as key combinations... punch the engineer as soon as you meet him/her. Please. Make them pay for what they did.
if no one has said it yet. That plastic cover at 5:45 is a protector for little paper layouts that you would put under it to mark what keys do in certain programs.
“Like, i would never be able to play Tetris on that”
This woman has her priorities straight!
tommyvercetti810 gaming Damn you’re on your period lmao
@@ange1playzgamez) :(
The day I wrote that comment I had just encountered a stupid person who claims to know all about Tetris and she really didn’t help it I could play Tetris on a old apple keyboard it’s tricky but you get used to it
Arty Guy time code?
Arty Guy u can u wasd
People: "I like the feeling of mechanical switches"
Manufacturers: "So let's use rubber domes instead"
People: "I like how the keys travel"
Manufacturers: "So let's make them ultra flat, or replace with a touch screen"
@আহমদ ইর্তিজা not worth it
This is exactly why I hate new keyboards
@আহমদ ইর্তিজা ewww
@আহমদ ইর্তিজা I mean, you're using "tactile" switches that are linears that slightly roughen up near the actuation point, what did you expect?
"I like how they cost $200" - no one
Remember when the 8-bit guy was was named the iBook guy?
Yes!
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Yea
Yep, I remember that
Yep
That guy who hates all of the keyboards is my big mood of the day.
I just came here looking for this comment!! 😆
He's a little rough too. Playing up for camera or is he that much of a grumpy gus?
He's acting like my family does with my keyboard with cherry mx blues
He actually looking for touch screen but found none here. no wonder he is disappointed.
The grumpy dude is the best! ;)
That man who didn’t like any of keyboards is the 10th dentist
r/rareinsults
Toby Ekdale LMAO
LOL
Lasang
I’m dying
The guy who hated every single one is my spirit animal.
He was an IBM user lmao
he’s probably an android user lol
@@mikkkeh i mean the model M is a bit of legendary device itself.
The 8-Bit Guy, one of very few TH-camrs who doesn't need to use click bait to get viewers to watch.
Ikr
LGR?
IKR
@StaticFlash buy it DID show up in the video right?
Ha, yeah,
Right click: exists
Apple: I’m gonna pretend I didn’t see that
Also Apple: "Mouse..... *Never heard about it* "
Pumlz how tf did i see this 10 minutes ago
@Pumlz Windows: " We hope we can beat you, Apple. "
You forgot the Apple Extended Keyboard which came out in 1990, it's probably the best keyboard Apple ever made, is large, feels good, types good, has a detachable ADB connector for both mouse and to the computer, is fully mechanical, and is just all around a great keyboard worth using if you have the space (it's BIG, even bigger then most IBM keyboards at the time though not quite as heavy).
It came out in 87 with the Mac II. In 1990, you got the AEK *II*.
I like the guy that’s positive about all of the keyboards, aka the bald guy
Same
Yeah, Mr. Deep Voice guy is clearly a hater who went in predetermined.
Same
@Maybe. definitely
Positive ≠ Truth
But keep being ignorant
"This video was getting to long" ah the days when 8 minutes was long
No it just took a while to edit.
@@zackiechan2601 not if ur literally just reviewing stuff
@@AmaarPIayZ well then obviously you have never made a youtube video even close to this guy's quality, because it takes time. Stfu
yeah but even if u split it its still the same amount of editing plus he posted both on the same day
@@zackiechan2601 TROLL
Steve Jobs, a wonderful man
Created a Macintosh
With a keyboard
THAT COULD CONNECT TO A FREAKING PHONE
I now have an urge to dial in with a keyboard.
Beam me up, Scotty!
Ethann Browne Dialing galactic address 0FACCA...
Snapp THNNOS IS BCKA, AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA323ERTYUINB
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Adidas Man ... dude... its literally just my last name... chill... also I haven’t watched Endgame yet
I love the clicky sound on the old keyboard
same
Spazzoid me too everytime I click on many keypads it feels like I'm smart
Spazzoid me too it makes me feel like a hacker
Spazzoid me too
Spazzoid mechanical keyboard anyone?
My everyday key touch:
❌ = Other key
✅ = W A S D, shift and space bar
Edit: My real key touch is the tablet screen :)
Thanks for 760 likes
Gaming huh
DOU and friends same lol
Fuck wasd arrow keys are better
@@godlyghost3111 nah you
MTslim ewwww arrow keys that’s so gross
"I think I would hang myself with a belt if I had to use this..." great line
...
CaptNRetro that guy is such a pessimistic judge.
Fiction agreed and he's treating the old hardware so roughly - something I assume 8 bit guy has cared for.
TEN4 No, he is not. He is just treating shit apple keyboard. It is not his fall that apple cant do one damn normal keyboard
I don't think there was no "normal" keyboard at the time.
I died when the guy goes "I would probably hang myself with my belt if I had to use this"😂😂😂😂
Is that an unintentional pun?
YOOOO I READ THIS AS HE SAID IT
Suicide isn’t a joke
JxHSxH_Forever this is not a family friendly discord server
OMG SAME SO RELATABLE
What ever happened with the caps lock key actually locking?
Feel like that could have been something to continue until today.
As for the plastic tab that comes off on the extra keypad to the Adjustable Keyboard, it was probably there to keep the user from rubbing out the printed text right next to the buttons. As I assume that the Function key are just printed on to the case.
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No that would be stupid and annoying having the caps lock stay actually locked.
What happened was cost-cutting, it’s just simply not worth it to do that when you can just put an led on it
@@Weensx You're a muppet. With the Caps LOCK key staying LOCKED down, it's obvious whether it's on or off, even to blind users. I would much rather have a Caps Lock key like that than the trash we have today. My Thinkpad doesn't even have an LED for Caps Lock. Lots of keyboards just have that 3 LED top right config for lock indicators, too, far away from the actual keys they represent. That's annoying.
There are still lots of locking/telescope buttons, even in pens. Just because you can't see the utility doesn't mean it's "s..p.d and annoying."
probably because an LED is cheaper to implement than a mechanical locking system
I like all these people in the comments writing rude things about the guests, not realizing they're probably his friends and family
Get off TH-cam of your offended by rude/hate comments. You are too pure
@@mas7rreaper126 shut up hes right
ericsson gibson man I was playing are you stupid or something
@@mas7rreaper126 naw bro you sounded like a straight up clown lmfao
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You forgot Apple's Extended keyboard from 1989 and the ADB II keyboard from the early 1990s.
“I would probably hang myself with my belt if I had to use this” This guy... lmao
Lmao i read this comment right as the guy said that
You left off my favorite Apple keyboard ever, the Apple Extended Keyboard II. I still use the two I own with that ADB/USB adapter. You also left off its predecessor, the Apple Extended Keyboard, which is truly HUGE; it came out about the time of the Mac SE and Mac II. They have all the keys that the "pros" wanted, plus the keys are "mechanical," unlike the later "squishy" Apple Design keyboard (which is on your list).
4:53 That adjustable keyboard...God. Shoutouts to anyone that actually used that keyboard legitimately.
Or Even Had A Macintosh Color Classic.
i love how the caps lock keys stays down
fox bodys and mustangs me too
I KNOW IM USING ONE OF THOSE KEYBOARDS I CANT GET OUT OF CAPS LOCK
Agreed!
90lxFox haha, me too😅
CG3K You made my day. Thank you 😂
Cool. I discovered this channel around 2017, I think, so it’s fun to see an early 8-Bit video. Just like Apple keyboards, you’re getting better and better over time! Thanks for all the hard work!
Apple's keyboards got worse over the time, lmao. They peaked in the middle and then began to collapse in a downwards spiral.
5:55 "I think I would be hang myself with my belt if I had to use this."
lol
Suicide joke, but...Okay
@@viejaspeliculasfilipinas3621 problem? Some ppl like to joke Abt dark things lol
@@prowlingtiger2226 chill, I was joking too
@@viejaspeliculasfilipinas3621 weird, I wonder what the joke is bcuz I can't see it 😕
This is the first video with an intro! I love all your intros, they are so cool!
Interesting video. The early ones really don't look that bad, though a bit unusual in comparison to modern equipment.
Do you have any intention of softening up your studio space at all, it really sounds like a basement. Carpet, and some acoustic tiles on the ceiling would go a long way towards cleaning up the audio.
Thanks for the vid.
Hmm. I wonder why there is so much echo then?
I have sound deadening foam on pretty much every surface that is not visible by the camera. However, I went the cheap route and got foam that was meant for packing. It does have the little "fingers" or whatever, but the foam is only 2 inches thick and I think I should have gotten 4-inch.
I'm wondering what it sounded like before adding that. I would have thought that even thin foam would have done the trick. I was mainly hearing an echo when you were having other people comment on the keyboards. They were in a corner behind your desk. It may just have been that corner causing the issue. I guess I don't know what you could do that wouldn't change the look of your set. Do you have carpeting on the floor?
Scott M - It sounded like a cave before. Yes, I have carpet in there but it is thin commercial carpet. I have considered ripping that out and putting in thicker, plush carpet.
The iBookGuy That may help. The only other thing you might do is to hang drapes on the walls behind the desk. I don't know if you want to cover up the equipment and shelves though. Seriously though, the sound certainly isn't going to stop anyone from watching your videos. In your intro, I actually like the way the echo interacts with the clacking of the keyboard. Well, I'm off to continue mowing...wet grass and all. What fun!
Regards; Scotty
Very cool! I remember about a third of these keyboard from Public School in the 90's. My school system was heavily invested in Apple hardware, we definitely had almost all of these over time. Thanks for doing these retro videos to learn in retrospect the names & time periods of all the hardware
I like the grumpy guy with the musical hearing, like first he describes the first keyboard as having an echo, then occasionally he mentions how he doesn't like the sound and that a big let down for him. He's attatude thought, pretty funny!
Checkered shirt guy is funny AF. I like his attitude lol. Cool guy!
Thanks man!
Not sure why I didn't notice this video before, but you are missing a few key things:
The Apple Extended Keyboard an Extended Keyboard II - they line up in time with the "Apple Keyboard" and the "Apple Keyboard II" ADB keyboards; but are "full size" with inverted T arrows, F-keys, etc.
Plus, you're missing the add-on numeric keypad for the original Macintosh keyboard, the Macintosh Plus keyboard (used the same RJ-11 jack, but had the numeric keypad in the unit,) and the Adjustable Keyboard's add-on numeric keypad!
The AEK and AEKII would've been the best keyboards on the list, better than any of the shitty membrane Apple boards.
The AEKII was the one I expected would end the era explored in this video. But nice to see the other, perhaps slightly more forgotten ones.
The control in inverted with the capslock is useful because it's closer to the keys you combine it with, while capslock don't need to be close as it's not used for combinations.
this guy deserves more views on his videos
No mention of the Apple Extended Keyboard I/II? That's a huge letdown David :(. I think they were the best keyboards apple has ever made, and they had a close to standard layout (aside from one less modifier key to the lower right of the alpha keys) which would've taken away most of your friend's qualms about the weird arrow keys.
Yes, I miss that, too
The plastic overlay on external keypad is almost certainly to fit a paper overlay under, listing what the function keys do (in the current application). A lot of older keyboards have it; I'm surprised you didn't recognize it.
Fax machines and phones had similar, as well as Intellivision game controllers.
You know you're so deep in procrastination when you start watching a video about keyboards.
The purpose of the plastic cover from the 1993 adjustable keyboard's 2nd tier is so you can customize the function keys and place labels on them :)
Yup, even today some commercial keyboards are sold with translucent caps over the normal keycaps so they could be labelled or "relegended" as it says in the manual.
Lets say if my Keyboard transformed into a High powered rail gun ... would that make me a Keyboard warrior ? ...
Keyboard cowboy
5:58 Mr I hate everything..
Negative guy
But he is funny as hell 😂😂
He's also right. Most of these keyboards are terrible.
+LegoJKL He did.
LegoJKL He made a part 2 though.
2:17 “I like the way it sounds”
-the best words of 2020
This video was made in 2015 tho....
TheGalacticV oh yeah
I guess she’s a SMK Monterey switch fan now
According to this video, there are 4 types of people:
1. The pessimist (The guy who hates every keyboard, no offense)
2. The optimist (The guy who loves every keyboard)
3. The neutral (The guy that doesn't say much, doesn't really like nor dislike the keyboards)
4. The couple (The guy with the woman)
😂
@@udagazadiary7271 😂
@5:56 that guy has some good comedic lines thru out the whole video lol
5:55
This man has no chill
but to be fair he has a point image using Windows Vista or 8 you would probably say the same thing too
The guy who’s testing it: meh. This keyboard sucks.
Everyone: this guy hates everything.
The guy who’s testing it: ugh. Steve do keyboard better!
He Is right, this Apple fanboys Need to stfu
Really liking the new graphics! Was that intro done on a real C64? It looks to have been.
Sort of. It was done on a "real" C64 emulator. haha.
The 8-Bit Guy Hi
The 8-Bit Guy nonkj
for all of you that came for the thumbnail.... 4:53 youre welcome.
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slicktalk,, ..lhj
Defo messed that up
slicktaIk
Thanks
Button shirt guy: "I would hang myself with my belt if I had to use this"
Litteraly the next guy: "I like this keyboard"
You don't need the PS/2 adapter on most motherboards. Even my brand new Gaming branded motherboard still has a PS/2 Port because sometimes USB keyboards don't like to work in the BIOS, and a PS/2 keyboard can save you.
Also, for people who want N-key rollover, the PS/2 port allows many keys to be pressed at once, not 3 or 8 like you'd get over USB.
+Llama Likes Gaming - There were no PS/2 keyboards shown in this video. Those were ADB. The connector is similar, but slightly different... as is the electrical characteristics.
+Sheldetin you can convert them to USB easily with a $15 Teensy 2.0 board, and ADB is the same pin configuration as S-Video github.com/tmk/tmk_keyboard
+The 8-Bit Guy What Happens If You Put A S Video Output On The ADB Input
Actually I believe a port like that still works on my 2006 Toshiba.
Actually I believe a port like that still works on my 2006 Toshiba.
You missed the apple extended keyboard II. it came out before the Appledesign.
+THEtechknight Demand part 3 for Extended I and Extended II kbs!
+THEtechknight This! And (IMO) the Apple Extended I & II were best Apple keyboards, at that! Showing a history of Apple keyboards but missing the best ones is a very disappointing and a depressingly incomplete survey of keyboards. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_Extended_Keyboard
THEtechknight ok
THEtechknight it's fake k
was so disappointed when he did not showcase the extended keyboards. the best of all.
Video: shot five years ago
TH-cam: time for a recommendation!
ТамашаЕ this actually was in my recommended
You missed the Apple Extended Keyboard and the Extended II. If the space bar on my Extended II wasn't broken, I'd still be using it today. They came with the Macintosh II and Mac SE, and they're wonderful.
I bought an AEK off Craigslist years ago to use with an old Mac. It had a bad space bar as well. Turns out it was just a piece of spring-loaded metal that came out of its clip under the space bar. I popped it back in, and it worked great.
I'm using a Matias Tactile Pro now, but aside from having the option characters printed on the keycaps, I still prefer the AEK.
Theres' nothing weird about having capslock key in the unusual place. Many terminal keyboards were designed that way. I love the location of original Apple II and the old keyboard where the Control key is switched with Caps Lock. For computer professionals and programmers (especially for those who accesses Control key often), this is a must. Many modern gamer/programmer keyboard (i.e. HHKB, etc) allows this. My Leopold mechanical keyboard does this as well.
your voice and videos are so soothing, light and relaxing, as well as often fascinating and educational! keep doin what you do. thanks for the relaxation :) helps my anxiety
Everyone : "I hate this shitty keyboard"
The one nice older guy : "I like this keyboard"
3:26 "I would Never Be Able To play Tetris Like that"
Can’t wait to see Apple keyboards ranging from 1983 to 2021
“I can never play Tetris with this arrow placement.” Man this lady has her priorities
Nice copied comment
@@FishTacoXD Please don’t ruin this for me.
@@EE-zi4yr Also please don’t
Did you let the people out of their chains in your secret underground dungeon to review a couple keyboards?
Yes he did...
Yep, I think so...
It's lovely to see the old keyboards with the Control key in the correct place :) :)
Great video!
Mechanical switches are very modern and are still used in gaming keyboards and mice. If you weren't such an apple fan you would realize that there are constant innovations to mechanical switches today
From no angle he is a fanboy, he's completely reasonable with all available technologies, and acknowledge them for what they are, as long as he's familiar with them. You, on the other hand, are clearly a very butthurt Windows fanboy. Did any of his videos touch a nerve or two, perhaps?
Just because he owns stuff made by apple, doesn't mean he is completely brain-dead
Funny you mention that, because some of the mechanical switches used in AEK1 for example, are extremely sought after these days because of how good they are. Many nice switches have come to exist very very recently, but ones used in the 80s often find a lot of appreciation these days too.
Brilliant documentary! Well done David!
Drinking game: Every time he says 'weird', we drink.
sorry for bat english if that checkered outfit guy appear 2 drinks
sorry for bat english IMA FOKING DWUNK
1: Year
2: Model
3: Info
4:Additional info Or Reactions
5: Reactions ( only if 4 means additional info )
I love to see this stuff, because I work at a small Apple museum where we have almost all these keyboards + computers working (even the lisa)
How much ever you diss these keyboards, they were always treated good and well received when new in the 80s and 90s or the 00s and people used them daily.
I love the keyboards that make the good-n-proper “Click clack” sound.
Also, my Laptop is so ancient, it doesn’t have a keypad, and it has a cylinder for volume.
I come back to this video every so often just to listen to the guy shit on all the keyboards. I love him.
Thanks!
What about the Apple Extended Keyboard II?
Is it sad that I use the second one for gaming?
Mrpigieman 123 yes... yes it is
Yes
Mrpigieman 123 yeah
No arrow keys?
Anatolian ✣
Keyboards: *exist *
That one guy: and I took that personally
Scrolled down to comment section and was disappointed. Show some love for checkered shirt guy, I think he is the most genuine.
Tyrone Ross BE QUIET YOU SNOTTY EGG
It seems that the recommended has brought us here old friends
Almost at a million! Keep it up!
5:39
My Best Guess Is That You Could Put Covers Over The Function Keys, So They Could Be Labeled.
Dont Write Like This
If you capitalize every word just to cover up your lack of English skills, just don’t capitalize at all.
It’s more readable that way.
Fuck you
@@proguy1958 But You Wrote Like That
@@owenplays4435 You Are An Annoying Smartarse Nobody Cares Please Shut Up
So no mention of the Apple Extended Keyboard, the best of all ADB keyboards? It seems like a massive oversight.
Lol it’s in part 2
I like the "weird' caps lock position. For me, I rarely ever use that key, it's quite pointless to put it to an easily accessable place.
On my laptop I have it switched caps lock with the escape key, to make using VIM more comfortable while coding.
I also like to switch the ctrl with the caps lock when using Emacs.
The ctrl in it's standard position can really hurt the fingers when using it a lot in emacs.
Thank you! I really don't know why Caps Lock is where it is on a modern keyboard. It really doesn't make sense. Control is much more important and useful.
TH-cam decided I needed watch this today. I’m glad I did!
Bald guy with glasses knows what he is talking about.
Remember back when Steve Jobs was alive and Apple was actually innovating?
Now it's just the same thing with more cameras and NO battery life whatsoever
@@maximumwolfe9462 and the macs are just exactly the same thing but better specs
Tell me Just One innovation Apple actually made...
They Just innovate the "coolness" about how good looking the product Is...
Not so much important
@@hofame198 first touchscreen with no stylus required
@@2verysnowyyy What about Nintendo DS, the screen can be controlled by a bare finger as early as 2004
The plastic cover on the keypad is your standard shield for mapping labeling. Like on old phones, pop off the plastic, drop in a scrap of paper with extension names and numbers...
is the guy at 3:22 the dude from the dominos commercials where he goes like "eat a pizza!"
No Mac Plus keyboard?
No Extended II keyboard? 😫😭😢
Extended II might be the best keyboard ever made. This video may be a misdirection conspiracy to protect the recycling shop inventory of them for the real enthusiasts.
@@flowerpt
Ha! :)
I don’t think he had those keyboards at the time
This video was released before those keyboards were ever made
@@MildGuts no, those keyboards were released in the late '80s.
OMG! I love this kind of video. It shows how people thought things that time. Design and usability, materials etc.
1:00 "I can plug my telephone into it..."
My favorite is the Apple Extended Keyboard II
Oh thank god you split it into two videos, at 7:50 i was like OMG WHEN WILL THIS SUPER LONG VIDEO END!?
When the next keyboard is membrane
"The keys are a little mushy"
5:57 that's me when apple removes headphone jack
This is the first 8 bit guy video I ever watched
You missed the Apple Extended Keyboard II
+Undertale Web Comics! salt
thihal123 didn’t exist in 2015
The ShitBook guy
@@vibecheckedbythespider8238 And it follows chronologically from this video… the AEK and AEK II came out in '87 and '90, respectively.
Why did you skip the Extended II keyboard? The tank! It's the best one they've ever made...
mrsid6581 it doesn't exist
TH-cam recommended me this after 6 years
7:00 the cable is longer than me 😂😂😂😂😂😂
Same here m 5 1
Bought a Mac a few years ago, had a hard time getting used to it so I returned it. This was a nice trip down memory lane. Question: Why do you not offer a "Card" linking to Part 2?
Cheers
michaelnew1962
Good job on this! Great video.
"Normal"... I'd say unstandardized. The IBM layout hadn't become the standard yet. That's it.
wait. Swapping control and caps lock (which also occurred on certain early PC keyboards, probably the Model F) or choosing other spots for esc, could be seen as a symptom of the times and very understandable. Putting CURSOR keys, the most used ones BY FAR, in whatever scrambled place the designer cut for them at the last minute, which happened A LOT on the micros and even on some "creative" arrangements of stupid early 2000s keyboards, well, THAT is BLASPHEMY. Horrific, and against all rational thinking. I can see a cross pattern rather than the inverted T, but like that, or even worse, with a pair or all four the directional functions as key combinations... punch the engineer as soon as you meet him/her. Please. Make them pay for what they did.
"I think I'd uh.. hangin' myself with my belt if I had to use this."
Sounds bout' right.
if no one has said it yet. That plastic cover at 5:45 is a protector for little paper layouts that you would put under it to mark what keys do in certain programs.
I am really disappointed that someone with as much knowledge as you totally overlooked the Apple Extended keyboards!