Tulip SMK series
 | |
| Model no. |
ATK 03.01.44 ATK 02.01.01 |
|---|---|
| FCC ID | None |
| Branding | Tulip |
| Manufacturer | SMK |
| Product family | SMK second generation platform |
| Layouts | ANSI, ISO |
| Keyswitches | SMK inverse cross mount |
| Keycaps | Double-shot |
| Interface | XT/AT switchable |
"Tulip SMK series" refers to a range of vintage Tulip keyboards with vintage SMK inverse cross mount mechanical switches and double-shot keycaps. The series is based on the SMK second generation platform.
Contents
Description
The keyboard is XT/AT switchable, by way of four DIP switches on the base. These select from the following six configurations:
- Auto-E
- E-AT
- E-XT
- Auto
- AT
- XT
"Auto" works correctly with a Blue Cube PS/2 to USB converter.
Date markings on the case suggest that production started in 1987, and continued at least as far as 1990; however, as the mouldings were shared with other SMK customers, the date range for this specific keyboard is not known. Photos of the Tulip PC Compact 2, introduced in 1987, show this keyboard.[1][2]
Unusually for a plate-mounted keyboard, the steel plate is not painted. This is common to this family of SMK keyboards.
Variants
The final two digits of the part number appear to be the layout in terms of international telephone dialling codes. ATK 03.01.44 and Tulip ATK 030244 are both United Kingdom layout boards and have "44" (as in +44) where the ANSI ATK 02.01.01 has "01". The remaining numbers are not yet identified.
ATK 03.01.44
Tactile switches with white sliders; standard United Kingdom ISO layout.
ATK 02.01.01
Clicky switches with dull brown sliders; United States ANSI layout with big-ass enter and single-unit backspace.[3]
Gallery
ATK 03.01.44
Front
Rear
Label
White SMK switches
DIN connector
DIP switches
Start of cable routing channels
Data cable socket on the PCB
Data cable, both ends
Case date markings, upper shell
Case date markings, lower shell
DIP switch PCB assembly
DIP switch PCB
Additional ICs, dated to 1990
SMK stabiliser components
Stabiliser post
Backspace assembly
SMK stabiliser wire in position
Space bar assembly
Additional spring under the space bar
Close-up of one of the SMK stabilisers for the space bar
Electromagnetic radiation shield
EM shield is secured with the grounding/earthing screw, and with electrical tape
PCB legend; unlike the Sony keyboards, this keyboard bears the SMK logo on the PCB
ATK 02.01.01
Brown SMK switches
Closer view on mounting plate
Rear
External links
- YouTube — Tulip clicky keyboard (appears identical to ATK 02.01.01) Dated 2010-06-24. Retrieved 2015-07-07.
References
- ↑ Tulip Gebruikers Vereniging — Tulip PC Compact 2 (Dutch) Retrieved 2015-07-07.
- ↑ Flickr — It's alive! De Tulip PC Compact 2 (22 jaar oud) is gereanimeerd :-D Dated 2010-10-21. Retrieved 2015-07-07.
- ↑ Deskthority — New name for SMK "clicky" switches
