Tiki 100

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Tiki 100
Kontiki100-1984-kb.jpg
(Photo: Norsk Teknisk Museum)
Manufacturer Tiki Data A/S, Oslo
Layouts ISO (Norwegian)
Keyswitches Sasse 200MN, occas. Siemens STB
Switch mount PCB mount
Keycaps Siemens STB, double-shot
Interface 12 x 8 matrix
Introduced 1984
Discontinued late 1980s
Price NOK 12,000 (1984)

The Tiki 100 was a desktop computer of the mid-1980s made by Tiki Data A/S, Oslo. Originally it was KonTiki, not just Tiki, but that name had to be dropped for legal reasons.

Its keyboard was heavily inspired by the Tandberg TDV 2200 terminals, also produced in Norway, which were considered prestigious. In the original design, the colour scheme for the keycaps was exactly like Tandberg's (light beige, ochre and green),[1] but the final product had red or white but no green cursor keys. Early revision may have (red slider) Siemens STB 11 keys, but this was changed to Sasse 200MN switches underneath Siemens caps.[2] Late systems may occasionally also have Siemens STB 11 switches, and some claim Siemens STB 21 switches were also used.[Citation needed]

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References

  1. Kontiki Data A/S — Kontiki 100 flyer dated 1983 (Norwegian) (nrk.no), retrieved 2024-01-21
  2. Tiki Data A/S — Kontiki-100 Teknisk Beskrivelse Rev.C, 1984 (Technical description, Norwegian) (z80.no)

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