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by mikeash 4794 days ago
The Apple II had modifier keys called "open Apple" and "closed Apple", which occupied the same keys used for Command and Option on the Mac respectively. Many Apple keyboards printed both symbols.
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The Apple IIe, technically. The original Apple II and Apple II+ [1] did not have them. Interestingly, I believe those keys were tied to the joystick buttons.

[1] https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/68/Apple_II...

Yep, definitely equivalent to the joystick buttons. I remember that clearly from my days of gaming on a IIGS.