Apple Wireless Keyboard
Apple Wireless Keyboard | |
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Scissor switch | |
Keycaps | Laser-etched chiclet keyboard |
Interface | Bluetooth |
Introduced | September 16, 2003 |
Discontinued | October 13, 2015 |
Successor | Magic Keyboard |
Website | Apple.com – Keyboard |
The Apple Wireless Keyboard is a wireless keyboard built for Macintosh computers and compatible with iOS devices.[1] It interacts over Bluetooth wireless technology and unlike its wired version, it has no USB connectors or ports. Both generations have low-power features when not in use. It was discontinued on October 13, 2015, and was succeeded by the new Magic Keyboard.
History
First generation (A1016) M9270LL/A (4 batteries)
The first generation Apple Wireless Keyboard was released at the Apple Expo on September 16, 2003.[2]
It was based on the updated wired
Second generation (A1255) MB167LL/A (3 batteries)
On August 7, 2007, Apple released a redesigned model of the Apple Wireless Keyboard. Like the wired
Third generation (A1314) MC184LL/A (2 batteries)
In October 2009, a slightly revised third model was released. New model number A1314 replaced the A1255, two years and two months after the initial release. The new model now uses only two
Fourth generation (A1314) MC184LL/B (chargeable/2 batteries)
On July 20, 2011, following the release of
Languages and layouts
Keyboard layouts with a rectangular Enter key are available in American English and Korean.
Keyboard layouts with L-shaped Enter keys are available in:
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Boot Camp keyboard mapping in Windows
Due to the missing keys for Windows PCs (such as the PrintScreen Key), Apple has made
Windows keyboard | Equivalent | On older Apple keyboards |
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PrintScreen | Fn + ⇧ Shift + F11 | F13 |
Scroll Lock | Fn + ⇧ Shift + F12 | F14 |
Pause/Break | Fn + Escape | F15 |
Home | Fn + ← | |
End | Fn + → | |
Page Down | Fn + ↓ | |
Page Up | Fn + ↑ | |
Forward Delete | Fn + Delete | |
Insert | Fn + ↵ Enter |
Note. These keyboard mappings will work on a Mac operating under Windows 7 when running Boot Camp, but may not work if the user selects the Boot Camp option of "Use all F1, F2, etc. keys as standard function keys"
Non-Apple support
Although Apple includes support solely for Macintosh computers, it can also be used on a Microsoft Windows PC providing that a Bluetooth receiver and appropriate Bluetooth stack is installed and properly configured.
The Linux kernel supports Apple Wireless Keyboards via the hid-apple module, which is present in 2.6.x+ kernels.
See also
- Apple Wireless Mouse
- Magic Keyboard (Mac)
- Apple keyboards
- Apple Extended Keyboard
- Magic Trackpad
References
- ^ "iOS: Apple Wireless Keyboard compatibility" – Overview of Apple wireless keyboards in the context of iOS compatibility
- ^ "Apple Introduces Wireless Keyboard & Mouse". Apple Newsroom. Retrieved 2018-10-15.
- ^ "iOS: Apple Wireless Keyboard compatibility" – Overview of Apple wireless keyboards in the context of iOS compatibility
- ^ Apple.com – Boot Camp: Apple Wireless Keyboard keyboard mapping in Windows
External links
- Apple Wireless Keyboard at Apple.com (archived 2003-10-08, 2007-08-08, 2009-11-04, 2011-07-23)
- Aluminum Keyboard Firmware Update 1.0 (archived 2009-02-12)