DCS SMRTPresale pricing ends any day now! Shipping in late January!VendorsGlobal/Lead Vendor - SPKeyboards.com
US - Divinikey
EU - Keeb.supply
UK - ProtoTypist
China - ZFrontier
InspirationDCS SMRT is inspired by the colorway of Wyse thin-client ("dumb") terminals from the 1980s-1990s. These were boards I ran across in various IT temp assignments right out of college at the turn of the millennium, and didn't appreciate at the time that I was tossing them into recycling piles. But DCS, and this colorway, have grown on me, and this run is motivated as much by appreciation as it is nostalgia, and regret for my actions as a 21-year old Y2K refresh temp.
But I don't want SMRT to just look backwards at the past; I want it to be vibrant, alive, and of the present, too. SMRT gives the option to sport a flashier, modern, colorful look, that rearranges the classic Wyse palette and promotes the original accent colors to a starring role. So you can stay mostly grey like the original, or throw in some vivid blue and yellow splashes.
Yes, the name is a Simpsons reference. But also a play on Wyse
("wise"... get it? Heh heh. Ahem.)Note that these images are all renders, which may fail to capture the exact colors, font, and texture of physical keycaps. Void where prohibited, ask your doctor if renders are right for you, etc.
ColorsAll colors are Signature Plastics stock resins, matched to the original Wyse colorway. Wyse's colors varied over time (and have yellowed to differing degrees in the ensuing decades), so there's no one scheme that will perfectly replicate every old Wyse board. This set based on the most common colorway that Wyse produced, that most people think of when they hear the name.
Alphas are GSX light grey. Modifiers are GTD grey. Navy legends and accents are BBI blue. Yellow accents and legends are YY yellow.
DatesPresale begins November 13, 2024 and runs through January
Shipping Late January 2025
Presale PricingBase Kit: $99 ($109 in-stock)
40/s Ortho Kit: $25 ($29 in-stock)
Alternate Mods Kit: $19 ($25 in-stock)
Numpad Kit: $19 ($25 in-stock)
Ergo Kit: $29 ($35 in-stock)
Accent Kit: $19 ($25 in-stock)
10u Bar: $5 ($5 in-stock)
KittingBase Kit
40s/Ortho Kit
Alternate Mods
Number Pad
Ergo
Accents
10u Spacebar
This was a late addition thanks to the efforts of a group of folks who wanted 10u to happen. It's live now!
Additional RendersMore
I'd like to thank Bob, Melissa, and Will at Signature Plastics for helping me make this happen. This is my second set released through them in just under a month, and I can't believe how lucky I've been in each instance. I know this is a well-loved colorway for many people, and I hope I've done it justice.
