AnthonyApple2014
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Q: PowerBook G4 arrow keys blank covers

What's the name of those plastic bits around the arrow keys on an aluminum PowerBook G4's keyboard? I read online the they're called "blank covers" and that they should come off (at least on a PC keyboard), but I couldn't find reference to that name anywhere neither I was able to remove them.

Is it possible to remove them? If so, how?

PowerBook G4 (15-inch Double Layer SD), null

Posted on Apr 17, 2016 3:49 AM

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Q: PowerBook G4 arrow keys blank covers

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  • by ChitlinsCC,

    ChitlinsCC ChitlinsCC Apr 17, 2016 8:55 AM in response to AnthonyApple2014
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    Apr 17, 2016 8:55 AM in response to AnthonyApple2014

    I have seen a BUNCH of PBs - I have a PB Pismo - I do not know to what you refer to as "those plastic bits around the arrow keys"

     

    The only plastic bits of which I am aware are 'under' the keys

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    can you take a photo and post it?

  • by AnthonyApple2014,

    AnthonyApple2014 AnthonyApple2014 Apr 17, 2016 1:19 PM in response to ChitlinsCC
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    Apr 17, 2016 1:19 PM in response to ChitlinsCC

    I was referring to the plastic pieces circled in orange in the picture below. I only used "those plastic bits around the arrow keys" due to lack of a better term.

    IMG_0177.jpg

  • by ChitlinsCC,

    ChitlinsCC ChitlinsCC Apr 17, 2016 2:04 PM in response to AnthonyApple2014
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    Apr 17, 2016 2:04 PM in response to AnthonyApple2014

    [chuckle]

     

    I wonder what you would find if they were removed? A hole where there should be none when all the keys are put back?

     

    These are merely spacers where there are no keys to PUT there.

     

    I have a PB Pismo w/ "Bronze" keyboard... the key "tops" are actually "see thru" - these 'placeholding' dealios show what's underneath = two 'bars' that slide into 'slots' on the plastic bits

    PBpismo.pngPBpismo300zoom.png