Comments on: How to Flatten the Apple Keyboard. Or Not? http://curiouschap.com/2007/12/how-to-flatten-the-apple-keyboard-or-not/ Thoughts and Rants on Design Fri, 16 Sep 2011 15:36:12 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Hisham http://curiouschap.com/2007/12/how-to-flatten-the-apple-keyboard-or-not/comment-page-1/#comment-3644 Hisham Mon, 13 Dec 2010 01:42:46 +0000 http://www.curiouschap.com/?p=39#comment-3644 Sheer curiosity. Sheer curiosity.

]]> By: Josh http://curiouschap.com/2007/12/how-to-flatten-the-apple-keyboard-or-not/comment-page-1/#comment-3643 Josh Mon, 13 Dec 2010 01:32:41 +0000 http://www.curiouschap.com/?p=39#comment-3643 Why would anyone want to do this? Why would anyone want to do this?

]]> By: Jay-Dog http://curiouschap.com/2007/12/how-to-flatten-the-apple-keyboard-or-not/comment-page-1/#comment-3334 Jay-Dog Sat, 16 Jan 2010 21:18:21 +0000 http://www.curiouschap.com/?p=39#comment-3334 Well, thank you so very, very much good sir. I just bought one of these keyboard with the intention of converting it into a controller for some music software. My thoughts were to: 1. pull it apart 2. paint the pieces 3. put it back together. You saved me from destroying this poor helpless machine and so I am in a state of gratitude. This is the first time I've seen your blog and I would agree that it is hard to find pictures of this keyboard disassembled. The internet owes you a huge debt. As its creator, you should probably take that up with Mr. Gore. Thank you once again for this lovely post and for saving me from impetuous ruin (or at least for saving my keyboard from that). Well, thank you so very, very much good sir. I just bought one of these keyboard with the intention of converting it into a controller for some music software. My thoughts were to: 1. pull it apart 2. paint the pieces 3. put it back together.
You saved me from destroying this poor helpless machine and so I am in a state of gratitude. This is the first time I’ve seen your blog and I would agree that it is hard to find pictures of this keyboard disassembled. The internet owes you a huge debt. As its creator, you should probably take that up with Mr. Gore. Thank you once again for this lovely post and for saving me from impetuous ruin (or at least for saving my keyboard from that).

]]> By: Hisham http://curiouschap.com/2007/12/how-to-flatten-the-apple-keyboard-or-not/comment-page-1/#comment-7 Hisham Thu, 06 Dec 2007 08:38:21 +0000 http://www.curiouschap.com/?p=39#comment-7 Yes, it's the top of the keyboard looking down in both pictures. If you know what "mill" means, you can pull it off! Just two things: 1. be very careful not to mill the ribbon connectors. And 2. if it works, I want to see pictures! Good luck with the project. Yes, it’s the top of the keyboard looking down in both pictures.

If you know what “mill” means, you can pull it off! Just two things: 1. be very careful not to mill the ribbon connectors. And 2. if it works, I want to see pictures!

Good luck with the project.

]]> By: Ben FrantzDale http://curiouschap.com/2007/12/how-to-flatten-the-apple-keyboard-or-not/comment-page-1/#comment-6 Ben FrantzDale Thu, 06 Dec 2007 02:37:23 +0000 http://www.curiouschap.com/?p=39#comment-6 Thanks! That's a great set of pictures. Just to clarify, is that the top of the keyboard, looking down, in both of those pictures? I am inclined to go for it. I'll mill off the plastic from the bottom. It looks like I should be able to pull that control board out the bottom. Since there's no room for the controller card, I would try moving it into a separate box and running those 32 pins of ribbon cable out to that, either in a ribbon or in a bundle of some kind. Thanks again. Thanks! That’s a great set of pictures. Just to clarify, is that the top of the keyboard, looking down, in both of those pictures?

I am inclined to go for it. I’ll mill off the plastic from the bottom. It looks like I should be able to pull that control board out the bottom. Since there’s no room for the controller card, I would try moving it into a separate box and running those 32 pins of ribbon cable out to that, either in a ribbon or in a bundle of some kind.

Thanks again.

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