The Keyboard Company

Apple Accessory Products Division
FormerlyThe Keyboard Company, Inc.
Company typePrivate
IndustryElectronics
FoundedMay 4, 1979; 45 years ago (1979-05-04) in Garden Grove, California, United States
FounderMichael Muller
DefunctAugust 28, 1985; 39 years ago (1985-08-28)
FateAcquired by Alps Electric
ProductsComputer keyboards, mice, joysticks
Number of employees
661 (1985, peak)
ParentApple Computer (1982–1985)

The Keyboard Company, Inc., was an American electronics company based in Garden Grove, California. It was contracted by Apple Computer to produce the keyboards of their microcomputers in the late 1970s and early 1980s. The company also produced a number of peripherals separately for Apple's systems. Apple acquired the company in 1982 and renamed it the Apple Accessory Products Division (APD).