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Old 17-11-2008, 03:36 AM   #1
Why the Apple/Command Key Finally Lost Its Apple
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Why the Apple/Command Key Finally Lost Its Apple

“We thought it was important for the user to be able to invoke every menu command directly from the keyboard, so we added a special key to the keyboard to invoke menu commands, just like our predecessor, Lisa. We called it the “Apple key”; when pressed in combination with another key, it selected the corresponding menu command. We displayed a little Apple logo on the right side of every menu item with a keyboard command, to associate the key with the command.”
Steve Jobs, 1983 - Upon seeing this:
“There are too many Apples on the screen! It’s ridiculous! We’re taking the Apple logo in vain! We’ve got to stop doing that!”
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Rest of Story at Mac Folklore.org


Surprise, original Mac with Steve Jobs at the helm - no Apple keyboard logo:
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Once Steve Jobs leaves in 1986 … The Mac Plus keyboard was modified …
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And of course, from 1986 to 2007 …

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So the Apple logo on the keyboard managed to hang on for 10 years before Steve Job 2.0 remembered what Steve Jobs 0.9 said …
Apple Keyboard Logo: 1986-2007
R.I.P. along with the Apple Icon Garden
Maybe when they bring back Retro Disneyland …



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