But one day, its iMac died. A capacitor blew, the screen went dark, and the old computer was sent to the great recycling center in the sky.

And so began the Great Transplant.

Visitors ask, “Why are you using an Apple keyboard on a PC?”

Alex smiles. “Because the hardware is perfect. The software just needed a translator.”

Alex needed a keyboard. He looked at the mechanical monstrosities with RGB lights that looked like a disco rave. Too loud. He looked at the cheap membrane boards. Too mushy.

But the top row remained a disaster. The Magic Keyboard had no F1 through F12 by default—it had screen brightness, Launchpad, and volume controls.