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[Info]Apple//e Key layout



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Following is the key array of APPLE//e(Mr128).
apple//e keys are just wired without other parts, which is different from
Apple][plus's.
You can repair your apple//e keyboard.

Keyboard connect pin layout. ( connector ketboard to mainboard )
   25-23-------------5-3-1
    |                    |
    |                    |
   26-24-------------6-4-2

A key of apple//e have 3 pins below itself. But two side pin connected
to each other. If you push a key, 3 pins will be short. Very simple!

Key   Middlepin  Sidepin
-------------------------
ESC    26 13
1      1  13
2      3  13
3      5  13
4      7  13
5      4  13
6      9  13
7      2  13
8      11 13
9      21 13
0      6  11
-      21 6
=      6  2
DEL    4  10
RESET  12 16
TAB    26 17
Q      1  17
W      3  17
E      5  17
R      7  17
T      4  17
Y      9  17
U      2  17
I      11 17
O      21 17
P      2  8
[      11 8
]      17 8
\      4  6
CTRL   14 16
A      26 15
S      3  15
D      1  15
F      7  15
G      9  15
H      5  15
J      4  15
K      2  15
L      23 15
;      11 15
'(")   21 25
RETURN 4  25
SHIFT  23 14
Z      26 19
X      1  19
C      3  19
V      5  19
B      7  19
N      9  19
M      4  19
,      2  19
.      11 19
/      21 19
CAPS   18 14
`(~)   4  8
OPEN_APPLE 24 22
SPACE  11 25
CLOSE_APPLE 24 14
<-     11 10
->     21 10
��     2  10
��     2  25


Example...

   25-23-------------------5-3-1
    |  Connector to mainboard  |
    |                          |
   26-24-----------------8-6-4-2
    !                    !
    !               +====+
    !               !      +---+
    !               !      |   |
    !               !    +-------+
    !               !    |       |   "A" key switch
    !               !    |       | (is connected to 26 and 8 pin)
    !               !    +-+-+-+-+
    !               !      | | |
    !               +======+ ! +====> to other key..
    !                        !       ( s,d,f, .. so on )
    +========================+

Can you understand?
That's all..  Thanks for reading..
                                 1999.8.21.  mail : softgear@hitel.net. for
questions