Formerly | The Keyboard Company, Inc. |
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Company type | Private |
Industry | Electronics |
Founded | May 4, 1979Garden Grove, California, United States | in
Founder | Michael Muller |
Defunct | August 28, 1985 |
Fate | Acquired by Alps Electric |
Products | Computer keyboards, mice, joysticks |
Number of employees | 661 (1985, peak) |
Parent | Apple 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).