Forward Electronics FDA-102

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Forward Electronics FDA-102

Model no.	FD-102 FD-102A FD-102D
FCC ID	F4Z4K3FDA-102 (1988) F4Z4K3FDA-102A (1988) F4Z4K3FDA-102D (1990)
Branding	Tatung, Packard Bell, SANYO
Layouts	ANSI, Focus layout
Keyswitches	Alps SKCM White Alps SKBM White Monterey dome with slider
Dimensions	470 × 200 × 47 mm 454.5 x 162 x 38 mm (FDA-102I)
Weight	1.6 kg

FD-102 refers here to several identical-looking models of keyboard from Forward Electronics.

Description

The "102" in the model number seems not to indicate the number of keys, but rather that it came after model Forward Electronics FDA-101, which has only 84 keys.

All four models have Alps keyboard codes (12KC codes) on the PCBs; without the FD prefixes, these codes would come in around 1980 (and FD-102A's PCB does lack the FD prefix). The cases are all but identical in all models (except at least the FDA-102I), but the PCBs differ significantly.

Models

The total list of matching FCC IDs is as follows:

FCC ID	Final action date
F4Z4K3FDA-102	1988-03-24
F4Z4K3FDA-102A	1988-10-21
F4Z4K3FDA-102C	1990-03-29
F4Z4K3FDA-102D	1990-04-30
F4Z4K3FDA-102E	1990-08-20
F4Z4K3FDA-102F	1991-07-24
F4Z4K3FDA-102G	1992-02-28
F4Z4K3FDA-102H	1993-06-07
F4Z4K3FDA-102I	1994-05-09

FDA-102

The example below is Tatung-branded. This example used pad-printed keycaps, whose legends had worn badly. Consequently, many of the keycaps were replaced. The original and replacement keycaps are shown below. The controller IC is dated 6th week 1990, and the PCB is marked FD-12KC004B. The switches are Alps SKCM White.

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  Internals with some original keycaps
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  Internals
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  Controller
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  PCB
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  Original and replacement keycaps
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  Various

FDA-102A

The example below is Tatung-branded. It uses pine Alps SKCM White switches. The PCB inscription is 12KC009A (without the FD prefix) and the controller date is week 31, 1991, which is significantly later than the final action date of the FCC ID for the later FDA-102D.

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FDA-102A By SANYO

The example below is SANYO-branded. It uses pine Alps SKCM White switches.

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  SANYO TOP
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  SANYO TOP 2
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  ABS But use PBT Blank mold
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  BACK

SUN MOON STAR FDA-102A By Forward Electronics

The example below is SUN MOON STAR -branded. It uses pine Alps SKCM White switches. Alps Electric ABS Doubleshot Keycaps

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  TOP
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  Pine White & AE ABS Doubleshot Keycaps
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  Sun Moon Star Logo
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  TOP 2
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  BACK
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  BACK 2

FDA-102D

The example below is again Tatung-branded. This later example has Alps SKBM White (simplified) switches, unfortunately not depicted. The PCB is inscribed FD-12KC009A1, and the controller date is 21st week 95. Depending on the length of time that the controller ICs were stockpiled, there is a suggestion that Alps SKBL/SKBM series was introduced in 1995 instead of 1996.

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  Various

FDA-102I

The example below is a Packard Bell-branded board, using Monterey dome with slider switches. The PCB is inscribed 12KC038A. This board uses a PS/2 connector and has a Focus layout. Interestingly, this example uses a 1.25-unit Escape key, just like those in some BTC dome with slider keyboards, mainly the BTC 51 series.

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  FDA-102I Keyboard
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  Label
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External links

• KBtalKing — ■1■大同老鍵盤FDA-102(ALPS原生白軸)■
• KBtalKing — ■2■大同老鍵盤FDA-102A(ALPS原生白軸)■
• KBtalKing — ■3■大同老鍵盤FDA-102D (ALPS簡易軸)■
• Sandy55 — forward_pb (Packard Bell FD-102A)