Editing SMK Alps mount (section)

==Authenticity==
Unlike other switches in this family, the base of the Alps-mount switches are not SMK branded; this led many people to believe the switch to be a copy.

The Apple IIGS Technical Procedures confirm that the tactile version in the [[Apple Desktop Bus Keyboard]] is SMK.<ref name="A2GSTP" /> Both [[Monterey]] and [[Chicony]] have confirmed purchasing these switches from SMK.<ref name="C-Monterey" /><ref name="C-Chicony" /> No reason for the lack of branding is known, although another difference with this variant is the lack of PCB fixing pins. A diode symbol on the base of the branded [[SMK Cherry MX mount|Cherry MX mount variant]] (which lacks support for diodes) indicates that design errors did occur when retooling.