Apple Keyboard Evolution 1983-2015 Part 1

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  • Опубліковано 27 бер 2015
  • Watch the evolution of Apple keyboards from 1983 to today and see people's reactions to them.
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  • @WhateverTechComestoMind
    @WhateverTechComestoMind 5 років тому +1732

    “Like, i would never be able to play Tetris on that”
    This woman has her priorities straight!

    • @DanishJoe394
      @DanishJoe394 4 роки тому +50

      tommyvercetti810 gaming Damn you’re on your period lmao

    • @abzolutelynothn
      @abzolutelynothn 4 роки тому +6

      @@ange1playzgamez) :(

    • @ange1playzgamez
      @ange1playzgamez 4 роки тому +6

      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

    • @jeykies3745.
      @jeykies3745. 4 роки тому

      Arty Guy time code?

    • @omayraroman210
      @omayraroman210 4 роки тому

      Arty Guy u can u wasd

  • @tobyekdale4654
    @tobyekdale4654 4 роки тому +645

    That man who didn’t like any of keyboards is the 10th dentist

  • @01001000010101000100
    @01001000010101000100 4 роки тому +794

    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"

    • @hayosiko9119
      @hayosiko9119 4 роки тому +3

      @আহমদ ইর্তিজা not worth it

    • @highoctanegames
      @highoctanegames 4 роки тому +14

      This is exactly why I hate new keyboards

    • @pinekel1081
      @pinekel1081 4 роки тому +1

      @আহমদ ইর্তিজা ewww

    • @anarki8911
      @anarki8911 3 роки тому +3

      @আহমদ ইর্তিজা I mean, you're using "tactile" switches that are linears that slightly roughen up near the actuation point, what did you expect?

    • @keiyakins
      @keiyakins 3 роки тому +6

      "I like how they cost $200" - no one

  • @toby2636
    @toby2636 3 роки тому +81

    The guy who hated every single one is my spirit animal.

    • @mikkkeh
      @mikkkeh Рік тому +4

      He was an IBM user lmao

    • @reactortechroblox
      @reactortechroblox 4 місяці тому +1

      he’s probably an android user lol

    • @petermikus2363
      @petermikus2363 Місяць тому

      @@mikkkeh i mean the model M is a bit of legendary device itself.

  • @awesomesnake11
    @awesomesnake11 6 років тому +2435

    That guy who hates all of the keyboards is my big mood of the day.

    • @AceHogarth
      @AceHogarth 4 роки тому +31

      I just came here looking for this comment!! 😆

    • @WelcometoVideoCity
      @WelcometoVideoCity 4 роки тому +53

      He's a little rough too. Playing up for camera or is he that much of a grumpy gus?

    • @SuperRaijin
      @SuperRaijin 4 роки тому +34

      He's acting like my family does with my keyboard with cherry mx blues

    • @leeanucha
      @leeanucha 4 роки тому +9

      He actually looking for touch screen but found none here. no wonder he is disappointed.

    • @01001000010101000100
      @01001000010101000100 4 роки тому +14

      The grumpy dude is the best! ;)

  • @magzospio
    @magzospio 5 років тому +1136

    Remember when the 8-bit guy was was named the iBook guy?

  • @element1192
    @element1192 4 роки тому +205

    Right click: exists
    Apple: I’m gonna pretend I didn’t see that

    • @Fridgeson_
      @Fridgeson_ 4 роки тому +6

      Also Apple: "Mouse..... *Never heard about it* "

    • @ethan-fm1uc
      @ethan-fm1uc 3 роки тому

      Pumlz how tf did i see this 10 minutes ago

    • @PriceTheCourier
      @PriceTheCourier 3 роки тому

      @Pumlz Windows: " We hope we can beat you, Apple. "

  • @Fastbreak383
    @Fastbreak383 4 роки тому +159

    I like the guy that’s positive about all of the keyboards, aka the bald guy

  • @GenNuki
    @GenNuki 6 років тому +125

    5:55 "I think I would be hang myself with my belt if I had to use this."

  • @youpooper18
    @youpooper18 7 років тому +209

    The 8-Bit Guy, one of very few UA-camrs who doesn't need to use click bait to get viewers to watch.

    • @arandomgamer508
      @arandomgamer508 5 років тому +2

      Ikr

    • @420sakura1
      @420sakura1 5 років тому +5

      LGR?

    • @MATAM29
      @MATAM29 5 років тому

      IKR

    • @xaungabongsmak
      @xaungabongsmak 5 років тому +3

      I mean, he DID use the most interesting one as the thumbnail to get people interested.

    • @420sakura1
      @420sakura1 5 років тому +3

      @@xaungabongsmak buy it DID show up in the video right?

  • @TippyJr1965
    @TippyJr1965 4 роки тому +103

    "This video was getting to long" ah the days when 8 minutes was long

    • @zackiechan2601
      @zackiechan2601 3 роки тому +4

      No it just took a while to edit.

    • @AmaarPIayZ
      @AmaarPIayZ 3 роки тому

      @@zackiechan2601 not if ur literally just reviewing stuff

    • @zackiechan2601
      @zackiechan2601 3 роки тому

      @@AmaarPIayZ well then obviously you have never made a youtube video even close to this guy's quality, because it takes time. Stfu

    • @AmaarPIayZ
      @AmaarPIayZ 3 роки тому +2

      yeah but even if u split it its still the same amount of editing plus he posted both on the same day

    • @nusratparveen82
      @nusratparveen82 3 роки тому +1

      @@zackiechan2601 TROLL

  • @Kh01_f1sh
    @Kh01_f1sh 4 роки тому +721

    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

  • @smashers234
    @smashers234 5 років тому +560

    Steve Jobs, a wonderful man
    Created a Macintosh
    With a keyboard
    THAT COULD CONNECT TO A FREAKING PHONE

    • @AshtonSnapp
      @AshtonSnapp 5 років тому +26

      I now have an urge to dial in with a keyboard.

    • @ethann_browne
      @ethann_browne 5 років тому +8

      Beam me up, Scotty!

    • @AshtonSnapp
      @AshtonSnapp 5 років тому +5

      Ethann Browne Dialing galactic address 0FACCA...

    • @ProbsgonnagetaDMCAbyAdidas
      @ProbsgonnagetaDMCAbyAdidas 5 років тому +5

      Snapp THNNOS IS BCKA, AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA323ERTYUINB
      QZEYYYYYY

    • @AshtonSnapp
      @AshtonSnapp 5 років тому +9

      Adidas Man ... dude... its literally just my last name... chill... also I haven’t watched Endgame yet

  • @YuraChan88
    @YuraChan88 7 років тому +560

    I love the clicky sound on the old keyboard

    • @aidanjudge5209
      @aidanjudge5209 7 років тому

      same

    • @ridingatractor7616
      @ridingatractor7616 7 років тому +6

      Spazzoid me too everytime I click on many keypads it feels like I'm smart

    • @pensive955
      @pensive955 7 років тому +12

      Spazzoid me too it makes me feel like a hacker

    • @lauroadx
      @lauroadx 7 років тому +1

      Spazzoid me too

    • @themaximusfactor7849
      @themaximusfactor7849 7 років тому +23

      Spazzoid mechanical keyboard anyone?

  • @SollowP
    @SollowP 2 роки тому +46

    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.

    • @dailyfortnite511
      @dailyfortnite511 2 роки тому +1

      Leleee ovaj se bode u pupak

    • @Weensx
      @Weensx 2 роки тому +1

      No that would be stupid and annoying having the caps lock stay actually locked.

    • @JuneNafziger
      @JuneNafziger 2 роки тому +3

      What happened was cost-cutting, it’s just simply not worth it to do that when you can just put an led on it

    • @encycl07pedia-
      @encycl07pedia- 2 роки тому +5

      ​@@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."

    • @Lawg202
      @Lawg202 2 роки тому

      probably because an LED is cheaper to implement than a mechanical locking system

  • @nyodesu
    @nyodesu 5 років тому +15

    4:53 That adjustable keyboard...God. Shoutouts to anyone that actually used that keyboard legitimately.

    • @inkyencore0429
      @inkyencore0429 6 місяців тому +1

      Or Even Had A Macintosh Color Classic.

  • @aegisofhonor
    @aegisofhonor 8 років тому +62

    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).

    •  4 роки тому +3

      It came out in 87 with the Mac II. In 1990, you got the AEK *II*.

  • @CaptNRetro
    @CaptNRetro 8 років тому +681

    "I think I would hang myself with a belt if I had to use this..." great line

    • @demir7920
      @demir7920 7 років тому

      ...

    • @pieprotest377
      @pieprotest377 7 років тому +24

      CaptNRetro that guy is such a pessimistic judge.

    • @Non_Machina
      @Non_Machina 7 років тому +15

      Fiction agreed and he's treating the old hardware so roughly - something I assume 8 bit guy has cared for.

    • @SketchTurnerZero
      @SketchTurnerZero 7 років тому +12

      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

    • @pieprotest377
      @pieprotest377 7 років тому +22

      I don't think there was no "normal" keyboard at the time.

  • @lhb21
    @lhb21 4 роки тому +20

    “I would probably hang myself with my belt if I had to use this” This guy... lmao

    • @bkachu98
      @bkachu98 2 роки тому +1

      Lmao i read this comment right as the guy said that

  • @FrostSoul-qs6kq
    @FrostSoul-qs6kq 5 років тому +31

    Lets say if my Keyboard transformed into a High powered rail gun ... would that make me a Keyboard warrior ? ...

  • @90lxfox3
    @90lxfox3 7 років тому +164

    i love how the caps lock keys stays down

    • @Jack-hx8yz
      @Jack-hx8yz 7 років тому +5

      fox bodys and mustangs me too

    • @coolgaming3000
      @coolgaming3000 6 років тому +9

      I KNOW IM USING ONE OF THOSE KEYBOARDS I CANT GET OUT OF CAPS LOCK

    • @Tech101yt
      @Tech101yt 6 років тому

      Agreed!

    • @MinusNCArCHIVE
      @MinusNCArCHIVE 6 років тому

      90lxFox haha, me too😅

    • @carrie677
      @carrie677 5 років тому

      CG3K You made my day. Thank you 😂

  • @andrewh9281
    @andrewh9281 7 років тому +167

    I died when the guy goes "I would probably hang myself with my belt if I had to use this"😂😂😂😂

    • @gigabyte6614
      @gigabyte6614 5 років тому +1

      Is that an unintentional pun?

    • @bonelesswing194
      @bonelesswing194 5 років тому

      YOOOO I READ THIS AS HE SAID IT

    • @sundaybg1133
      @sundaybg1133 5 років тому +1

      Suicide isn’t a joke

    • @aretard7995
      @aretard7995 4 роки тому

      JxHSxH_Forever this is not a family friendly discord server

    • @Joe-sd2kx
      @Joe-sd2kx 3 роки тому

      OMG SAME SO RELATABLE

  • @Gamer-is6ew
    @Gamer-is6ew 3 роки тому +2

    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!

  • @paulofortin3686
    @paulofortin3686 4 роки тому +29

    5:55
    This man has no chill

    • @thecoolman-of4bd
      @thecoolman-of4bd 3 роки тому

      but to be fair he has a point image using Windows Vista or 8 you would probably say the same thing too

  • @jfcash84
    @jfcash84 6 років тому +46

    You forgot Apple's Extended keyboard from 1989 and the ADB II keyboard from the early 1990s.

  • @slightlynuts
    @slightlynuts 6 років тому +49

    So no mention of the Apple Extended Keyboard, the best of all ADB keyboards? It seems like a massive oversight.

  • @yvonnerogers6429
    @yvonnerogers6429 5 років тому +4

    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!

    • @amaruqlonewolf3350
      @amaruqlonewolf3350 Рік тому

      Apple's keyboards got worse over the time, lmao. They peaked in the middle and then began to collapse in a downwards spiral.

  • @ollie5550
    @ollie5550 4 роки тому +10

    2:17 “I like the way it sounds”
    -the best words of 2020

    • @thegalacticv6854
      @thegalacticv6854 4 роки тому

      This video was made in 2015 tho....

    • @ollie5550
      @ollie5550 4 роки тому

      TheGalacticV oh yeah

    • @alpzepta
      @alpzepta 5 місяців тому

      I guess she’s a SMK Monterey switch fan now

  • @AVINIDE
    @AVINIDE 8 років тому +616

    5:58 Mr I hate everything..

    • @Cyborg_M
      @Cyborg_M 8 років тому +16

      Negative guy

    • @firstcentre5722
      @firstcentre5722 8 років тому +45

      But he is funny as hell 😂😂

    • @JosephMFaulkner
      @JosephMFaulkner 8 років тому +51

      He's also right. Most of these keyboards are terrible.

    • @NoahNasi
      @NoahNasi 8 років тому

      +LegoJKL He did.

    • @NoahNasi
      @NoahNasi 8 років тому

      LegoJKL He made a part 2 though.

  • @TheBranchan
    @TheBranchan 7 років тому +138

    I like all these people in the comments writing rude things about the guests, not realizing they're probably his friends and family

    • @mas7rreaper126
      @mas7rreaper126 5 років тому +3

      Get off UA-cam of your offended by rude/hate comments. You are too pure

    • @ericssongibson6684
      @ericssongibson6684 5 років тому +16

      @@mas7rreaper126 shut up hes right

    • @mas7rreaper126
      @mas7rreaper126 5 років тому

      ericsson gibson man I was playing are you stupid or something

    • @yougottabemadasllmao
      @yougottabemadasllmao 5 років тому +17

      @@mas7rreaper126 naw bro you sounded like a straight up clown lmfao

    • @ProbsgonnagetaDMCAbyAdidas
      @ProbsgonnagetaDMCAbyAdidas 5 років тому +1

      ericsson gibson EᐯOᑕᗩTIOᑎᔕ

  • @SchioAlves
    @SchioAlves 4 роки тому +5

    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.

  • @element1192
    @element1192 4 роки тому +15

    Remember back when Steve Jobs was alive and Apple was actually innovating?

    • @maximumwolfe9462
      @maximumwolfe9462 3 роки тому +1

      Now it's just the same thing with more cameras and NO battery life whatsoever

    • @2verysnowyyy
      @2verysnowyyy 3 роки тому

      @@maximumwolfe9462 and the macs are just exactly the same thing but better specs

    • @hofame198
      @hofame198 3 роки тому

      Tell me Just One innovation Apple actually made...
      They Just innovate the "coolness" about how good looking the product Is...
      Not so much important

    • @2verysnowyyy
      @2verysnowyyy 3 роки тому

      @@hofame198 first touchscreen with no stylus required

    • @zz.0z.z0zz33
      @zz.0z.z0zz33 3 роки тому +1

      @@2verysnowyyy What about Nintendo DS, the screen can be controlled by a bare finger as early as 2004

  • @ken1w
    @ken1w 8 років тому +16

    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).

  • @MrGorian22
    @MrGorian22 9 років тому +8

    You know you're so deep in procrastination when you start watching a video about keyboards.

  • @bobbobson4069
    @bobbobson4069 5 років тому +1

    Brilliant documentary! Well done David!

  • @the11thhour71
    @the11thhour71 4 роки тому +21

    “I can never play Tetris with this arrow placement.” Man this lady has her priorities

    • @FishTacoXD
      @FishTacoXD 3 роки тому +1

      Nice copied comment

    • @the11thhour71
      @the11thhour71 3 роки тому

      @@FishTacoXD Please don’t ruin this for me.

    • @the11thhour71
      @the11thhour71 3 роки тому

      @@EE-zi4yr Also please don’t

  • @lcrazy8l
    @lcrazy8l 8 років тому +6

    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

  • @Dilligaf_Josh
    @Dilligaf_Josh 7 років тому +10

    @5:56 that guy has some good comedic lines thru out the whole video lol

  • @todesziege
    @todesziege 3 роки тому +7

    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.

    • @zeruty
      @zeruty 10 місяців тому

      Fax machines and phones had similar, as well as Intellivision game controllers.

  • @MichaelSuperbacker
    @MichaelSuperbacker 2 роки тому

    This is the first video with an intro! I love all your intros, they are so cool!

  • @Callmepauly
    @Callmepauly 8 років тому +1062

    for all of you that came for the thumbnail.... 4:53 youre welcome.

  • @LaurenceReeves
    @LaurenceReeves 9 років тому +9

    this guy deserves more views on his videos

  • @MarcosRavena
    @MarcosRavena 3 роки тому

    OMG! I love this kind of video. It shows how people thought things that time. Design and usability, materials etc.

  • @jinu9342
    @jinu9342 5 років тому +1

    Almost at a million! Keep it up!

  • @TheIDCh
    @TheIDCh 7 років тому +31

    Checkered shirt guy is funny AF. I like his attitude lol. Cool guy!

  • @THEtechknight
    @THEtechknight 8 років тому +44

    You missed the apple extended keyboard II. it came out before the Appledesign.

    • @izlodei
      @izlodei 8 років тому +8

      +THEtechknight Demand part 3 for Extended I and Extended II kbs!

    • @furGLITCH
      @furGLITCH 8 років тому +11

      +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

    • @carol83824
      @carol83824 6 років тому

      THEtechknight ok

    • @anairisroca8810
      @anairisroca8810 6 років тому

      THEtechknight it's fake k

    • @kuya5000
      @kuya5000 6 років тому +1

      was so disappointed when he did not showcase the extended keyboards. the best of all.

  • @mr_mustache5594
    @mr_mustache5594 5 років тому +2

    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)

  • @becksetz
    @becksetz 3 роки тому

    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

  • @irehabgadgetsmobiledevicer8193
    @irehabgadgetsmobiledevicer8193 8 років тому +10

    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 :)

    • @dillhuang5988
      @dillhuang5988 8 років тому +1

      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.

  • @Wooystun_ok
    @Wooystun_ok 5 років тому +6

    3:26 "I would Never Be Able To play Tetris Like that"

  • @alicewyan
    @alicewyan 5 років тому +2

    It's lovely to see the old keyboards with the Control key in the correct place :) :)

  • @pagneverdown3355
    @pagneverdown3355 4 роки тому +3

    It seems that the recommended has brought us here old friends

  • @kutamansionlombok4286
    @kutamansionlombok4286 5 років тому +8

    2:51 My Favorite

  • @Flamekebab
    @Flamekebab 7 років тому +29

    I find it kind of hilarious how many commenters dislike "checkered shirt guy". He's brilliant!
    Genuinely cracked me up. Quite the character. I'd have loved to see his assessment of the various vintage systems the channel deals with.

  • @RideTheTeacups
    @RideTheTeacups 3 роки тому

    UA-cam decided I needed watch this today. I’m glad I did!

  • @michaelchyles
    @michaelchyles 3 роки тому

    Good job on this! Great video.

  • @scotty2307
    @scotty2307 9 років тому +48

    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.

    • @scotty2307
      @scotty2307 9 років тому

      Hmm. I wonder why there is so much echo then?

    • @The8BitGuy
      @The8BitGuy  9 років тому

      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.

    • @scotty2307
      @scotty2307 9 років тому

      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?

    • @The8BitGuy
      @The8BitGuy  9 років тому

      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.

    • @scotty2307
      @scotty2307 9 років тому +3

      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

  • @sycabara9229
    @sycabara9229 9 років тому +23

    Did you let the people out of their chains in your secret underground dungeon to review a couple keyboards?

  • @user-ed5xw3dz7x
    @user-ed5xw3dz7x 4 роки тому +13

    Video: shot five years ago
    UA-cam: time for a recommendation!

    • @thegalacticv6854
      @thegalacticv6854 4 роки тому

      ТамашаЕ this actually was in my recommended

  • @Sunywasstolen
    @Sunywasstolen 3 роки тому +1

    Can’t wait to see Apple keyboards ranging from 1983 to 2021

  • @AnonymousFreakYT
    @AnonymousFreakYT 7 років тому +15

    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!

    • @fenixlolnope361
      @fenixlolnope361 5 років тому +1

      The AEK and AEKII would've been the best keyboards on the list, better than any of the shitty membrane Apple boards.

    • @FreeScience
      @FreeScience 5 років тому +1

      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.

  • @Geraki0n
    @Geraki0n 7 років тому +20

    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.

    • @graetz777
      @graetz777 5 років тому +1

      Yes, I miss that, too

  • @KWCDesigns
    @KWCDesigns 5 років тому +10

    7:17 thats what she said

  • @anrriveradxndsigamer1495
    @anrriveradxndsigamer1495 3 роки тому

    This is the first 8 bit guy video I ever watched

  • @kqzo
    @kqzo 7 років тому +5

    1:00 "I can plug my telephone into it..."

  • @CrackCECKer
    @CrackCECKer 8 років тому +3

    I FUCKEN LOVE THAT GUY who's like "I can't type on this"

  • @strik3r581
    @strik3r581 4 роки тому +22

    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!

    • @hofame198
      @hofame198 3 роки тому

      He Is right, this Apple fanboys Need to stfu

  • @powerlevelvlog1089
    @powerlevelvlog1089 3 роки тому +3

    5:57 that's me when apple removes headphone jack

  • @fangske2
    @fangske2 9 років тому +5

    Bald guy with glasses knows what he is talking about.

  • @relishgargler
    @relishgargler 7 років тому +4

    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.

    • @jc3drums916
      @jc3drums916 5 років тому

      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.

  • @alexkart9239
    @alexkart9239 4 роки тому

    i love this old-style mechanical keys and how they clicking when pressed

  • @Nato0806
    @Nato0806 3 роки тому +3

    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.

  • @ThePowerPCHub
    @ThePowerPCHub 9 років тому +4

    Great video!

  • @pcross84
    @pcross84 7 років тому +7

    What about the Apple Extended Keyboard II?

  • @Victoria-fs9jo
    @Victoria-fs9jo 3 роки тому

    This is such a great series

  • @Reubenintexas
    @Reubenintexas 5 років тому +1

    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...

  • @sorryforbatenglish
    @sorryforbatenglish 8 років тому +11

    Drinking game: Every time he says 'weird', we drink.

    • @NeoGraena
      @NeoGraena 7 років тому

      sorry for bat english if that checkered outfit guy appear 2 drinks

    • @blepqt
      @blepqt 6 років тому

      sorry for bat english IMA FOKING DWUNK

  • @Gregionis
    @Gregionis 8 років тому +68

    Who uses the Arrow Keys anyways?

    • @JoeFamilyGuy69
      @JoeFamilyGuy69 8 років тому +2

      To game dude nice! Real gamer play with cool arrows?

    • @Jerkwad152
      @Jerkwad152 8 років тому +25

      +Gregionis
      People who use their computers.

    • @hilfdsgfuiw
      @hilfdsgfuiw 8 років тому +12

      +Gregionis To navigate code.

    • @whiplash7400
      @whiplash7400 8 років тому

      +Gregionis left handed people for gaming (not me) im game with WASD

    • @MrTheMark21
      @MrTheMark21 8 років тому +3

      +Gregionis Me when I work in Excel.

  • @autobotjazz1972
    @autobotjazz1972 4 роки тому

    That arrow key arrangement is a blast from my past as the first computers i ever used were Apple IIe's at school.

  • @Anonymous-xn2xh
    @Anonymous-xn2xh 5 років тому +5

    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.

  • @invalid_user_handle
    @invalid_user_handle 6 років тому +11

    5:39
    My Best Guess Is That You Could Put Covers Over The Function Keys, So They Could Be Labeled.

    • @proguy1958
      @proguy1958 4 роки тому +5

      Dont Write Like This

    • @EleetCanoe
      @EleetCanoe 4 роки тому +2

      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.

    • @tl1882
      @tl1882 4 роки тому

      Fuck you

    • @owenplays4435
      @owenplays4435 4 роки тому +1

      @@proguy1958 But You Wrote Like That

    • @therealvbw
      @therealvbw 3 роки тому +1

      @@owenplays4435 You Are An Annoying Smartarse Nobody Cares Please Shut Up

  • @maders0405
    @maders0405 7 років тому +11

    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

    • @RedHairdo
      @RedHairdo 7 років тому +1

      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?

    • @Tech101yt
      @Tech101yt 6 років тому +2

      Just because he owns stuff made by apple, doesn't mean he is completely brain-dead

    • @cert9111
      @cert9111 3 роки тому

      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.

  • @wertdeg
    @wertdeg 4 роки тому +1

    Oh thank god you split it into two videos, at 7:50 i was like OMG WHEN WILL THIS SUPER LONG VIDEO END!?

  • @fardnia9434
    @fardnia9434 4 роки тому +4

    When the next keyboard is membrane
    "The keys are a little mushy"

  • @gamerbro70
    @gamerbro70 7 років тому +3

    "I think I like the way it sounds."
    Keyboard ASMR is confirmed to be real.

  • @thihal123
    @thihal123 8 років тому +15

    You missed the Apple Extended Keyboard II

    • @meowser2990
      @meowser2990 8 років тому +1

      +Undertale Web Comics! salt

    • @the_pigs_have_rebelled
      @the_pigs_have_rebelled 5 років тому

      thihal123 didn’t exist in 2015

    • @LevelUpofficial
      @LevelUpofficial 5 років тому

      The ShitBook guy

    •  4 роки тому

      @@vibecheckedbythespider8238 And it follows chronologically from this video… the AEK and AEK II came out in '87 and '90, respectively.

  • @Dlutheran
    @Dlutheran 3 роки тому +2

    Remember when video that were longer than 10 minutes were too long 😂 now people regularly post 20 minute videos

  • @MacBack123
    @MacBack123 4 роки тому +3

    1: Year
    2: Model
    3: Info
    4:Additional info Or Reactions
    5: Reactions ( only if 4 means additional info )

  • @otter-pro
    @otter-pro 9 років тому +5

    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.

  • @gjermundification
    @gjermundification 7 років тому +4

    My favorite is the Apple Extended Keyboard II

  • @RamLaska
    @RamLaska 5 років тому +27

    No Mac Plus keyboard?
    No Extended II keyboard? 😫😭😢

    • @flowerpt
      @flowerpt 3 роки тому +3

      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.

    • @RamLaska
      @RamLaska 3 роки тому

      @@flowerpt
      Ha! :)

    • @omh20
      @omh20 3 роки тому +1

      I don’t think he had those keyboards at the time

    • @MildGuts
      @MildGuts 3 роки тому

      This video was released before those keyboards were ever made

    • @RamLaska
      @RamLaska 3 роки тому

      @@MildGuts no, those keyboards were released in the late '80s.

  • @HeatingUpDuke
    @HeatingUpDuke 3 роки тому +7

    Everyone : "I hate this shitty keyboard"
    The one nice older guy : "I like this keyboard"

  • @tylerlawson4353
    @tylerlawson4353 7 років тому +135

    Is it sad that I use the second one for gaming?

  • @kaiyuthach
    @kaiyuthach 7 років тому +6

    7:00 the cable is longer than me 😂😂😂😂😂😂

  • @namenamename390
    @namenamename390 2 роки тому +1

    Keyboards: *exist *
    That one guy: and I took that personally

  • @JustSimplified
    @JustSimplified 3 роки тому +3

    2:10 hmm good for fnf gameplays

  • @LlamaFluff
    @LlamaFluff 9 років тому +102

    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.

    • @The8BitGuy
      @The8BitGuy  8 років тому +43

      +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.

    • @asaturn
      @asaturn 8 років тому +1

      +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

    • @dablackboss9441
      @dablackboss9441 8 років тому

      +The 8-Bit Guy What Happens If You Put A S Video Output On The ADB Input

    • @Crimson-qo4ii
      @Crimson-qo4ii 8 років тому

      Actually I believe a port like that still works on my 2006 Toshiba.

    • @Crimson-qo4ii
      @Crimson-qo4ii 8 років тому

      Actually I believe a port like that still works on my 2006 Toshiba.

  • @vassa1972
    @vassa1972 4 роки тому

    Great video as I kid I had a comadore 64 computer and loved it

  • @colormetwisted
    @colormetwisted 3 роки тому +1

    I come back to this video every so often just to listen to the guy shit on all the keyboards. I love him.

  • @elmoelmerson172
    @elmoelmerson172 7 років тому +3

    When the caps lock found its place, the esc key moved to the middle of the keyboard. That's when I lost it.