Anatomy of an Icon: Inside the Apple IIc
At 7.5 pounds, the Apple IIc portable computer was the MacBook Air of 1984. Ever wonder what makes up a vintage classic? We took one apart to find out.
Benj Edwards, Special to PC World
Beyond the Black Curtain
The IIc shipped with a clicky keyboard that reviewers called "half stroke" back in the day.
Here, I'm peeling back the dirty rubber spill guard from the keyboard to reveal the key switches. Each key cap sits on top of a white, plus-shaped shaft that descends into the key switch unit.
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